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WALTERBORO, S. C. f WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1916. NO. 31. VALIBUMRO TALKS tMUOAD PROJECTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL WORK FOR NEW . RAILROADS F.W.RISHER CHOSEN DEMONSTRATOR EDITORS’ MEETING Co'openrtloa Piromiaed in Move- meflit for Development of ^Southern Carolina COLLETON BOY TRAINED FOR WORK TO SUCCEED J. J. HEARD NATIONAL W.C.T.O. LECHIRER COUNG ■ORE ABOUT TIE COUNTY FIELD DAYf MRS. AMY C. WEECH WILL SPEND SEVERAL DAYS IN WALTERBORO COMING MAY FIRST Prof. Sen to Hare Chance in Interim. Will Work up Roys’ Corn ami PifC dubs. The central committee of the Wal- terboro Chamber of Commerce met Thursday night at the home of the president. E. TV H. Shaffer, and at tended to many matters of impor tance in connection with the work of the Chamber and the develop ment of the town. The all-engross ing subject of additional railroad facilities for the ccmntr and town was the main object of the meeting and after full reports were heard it was decided to get in touch at once with the various enterprises in the form of railroads which have been mentioned from time to time. It developed that the Coast Line has made two surveys of the pro posed cat-off from St. Stephens to Yemassee, both'of which run near Waltenhoro. The true line from St. Stephen* to Yemassee. will pas« through the edge of the town, and the official* of the Chamber of Com merce feel that the building of th< road ia assured. It is pointed out that only one trestle of any conse quence will have to be constructed, that across the Edisto, and that con struction can be done very cheaply tnrough this section. The other railroad probabilities were discussed, and those backing them are assured of the co-operation of the Chamber in securing rights of way and in other ways. Joint Meeting Planned. Another very important matter which was discussed by the central committee was the meeting of the .editors of Southern Carolina, which will take place in the near future. This will be the second meeting, the first having taken place in Beaufort. In addition to the editors, each town in the counties interested is expected ito send a representative from its Chamber of Commerce, and the meeting will he a joint one of the editors and Chambers of Com merce for the purpose of boosting Southern Carolina. Plans were discussed for making of this meeting a great success and a ^ery attractive and interesting programme wHI be announced later. The counties interested are: Barn well, Hampton, Jasper, Beaufort. Colleton, Bamberg, and Dorchester, 'and the idea was advanced first by W. W. Smoak editor of The Press and Standard. For Special Attention. Both the railroad situation and the plans for the meeting of the edi tors and Chambers of Commerce will be the special orders foe discussion at a full meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, which will be held on the night of April 3. The central committee will also make further reports to that meeting, and the holding of it is looked forward to with much interest. This work has taken hold in Walterboro as never before, and the Chamber of Com- mo'ce is doing much for the com mercial development of the town. It is working in co-operation with the Civic league, the woman’s organi- raMon. on matters pertaining to the civil side, and is also looking to the development of the larger things in the commerrial life. Thuj meml of the central committee I r f* : K H Shaffer, president ! E ^ L AT COTTAGEVILLE Mill Address Meeting There Monday Morning—Cnion Sunday Mchool Sunday Afternoon W. W. Long, State Agent and Di rector of Extension work in South Carolina, came to Walterboro Sat urday for the purpose of discussing the matter of a successor to Demon strator Heard, who has been trans ferred to Bamberg county. Mr. Long was in conference at the Court House with Senator Padgett. Presi dent Shaffer, of the , Walterboro Chamber of Commerce, Secretary Smoak, and a number of gentlemen from over the county. After going into the matter at some length it was decided to offer the place to Prof. F. W. Risher. a son of Paul W. Risher, of Smoak*, Prof. Risher is now engaged in similar work in Durham county. North Carolina. It was understood that he would accept the position, bujt that it would be necessary to give at least 30 days notice before he could leave the work there. Accordingly M.r. Long concluded it would be wise to send a young man now working In Rich land county to remain in Oolleton till Mr.- Risher could arrive. ’ This young man is P. H. Sen. a graduate of Clemson College from Newberry county, and he is expected to arrive in this county to begin work at once. He will especially work organizing eorn chibs and pig clubs till Mr. Richer arrive*. F. W. Risher, the newly appointed agent, is a young naan of ability and energy. He was graduated from Clemson College in 1912, and im mediately accepted a position with Prof. W. H. Barre. professor of ety mology at Clemson College. He was soon promoted to assistant to Prof. J. N. Harper, Dean of the college, and assistant State agent, leaving Clemson. Prof. Risher went to Louis iana where he taught agricultue in Wallace’s High School and served county farm life demonstrator. This position he filled for* nearly two years, going from there to Lowes Grove High School, near Durham. N. C.. where he teaches* agriculture and is at the head of farm life work. He has been there a year and four months. Mr. Risher is well fitted for the position he has been selected to fill and will be a factor in the development of the county in an ag ricultural way. He will doubtless arrive about the first of May to as sume his duties. Mrs. Amy C. Weech. National Or ganizer and Lecturer for the W. C. T. I’., will come to Walterboro un* der the auspices of the local orgaqi Ration for a series of lectures In this county. Mrs. Weech is a spanker of national reputation, and will doubt less be heard by large andlences wherever she will speak, Mr*. Hugo S. Strickland, president of the local organization, is In charge of the ar rangements. J Mrs. Weech will arrive In Walter here Friday evening, and will ' be tendered a reception by the Indies of Walterboro at the residence of Mrs. M. H. Howell Saturday afternoon from 4:30 to fi:00 o’clock. Sunday morning Mrs. Weech will ge to Cot tageville where she will address the people of that town and conmunlty at 11 o’clock. Returning to Wal terboro Mrs. Weech will gpenk to the ladies of Walterboro at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon at S o'clock after which the will go to the Meth odist church, where she will address a union Sunday school audience at 4:30 o’clock. The closing service will be heU at the school auditorium Sunday eyeping at 8 o’clock. On thla occae- tbn *111 the churches will clnee and a union service, presided . dver by Judge Jas. E. Peurlfoy. will be held A feature of this meeting win be the singing of prohibition songs toy union choir of all the churches.’ CGTTAGBVILLBriS RAILROAD STRUCK Cotton Mill to Start Soon Walter Pringle, of Charleston f .1 A. Smith, of Bessemer City, N. ('., and J. P. Younf. of New ton, N. (’., were in Walterboro Monday, having come over to inspect the property of the cotton mills here. Messrs. Smith and Pringle recently acquired possession of this property, na<l are endeavoring to effect a sale of it. The machinery was recently bargained to a purchaser, whose intention was to move it to another city, but they later got in touch with Mr/ Yount, who desires to pun base Hie property PROGRAM COMPLETED FOR FIELD DAY TO BE HELD FRIDAY, APRIL 7. CANNING CLUBS Miss Connor Will Have Big Parade and Demonstration of Her Work—Other Events. READ YOl’R LAREL CAREFULLY. IF THE DATE OX IT IN PRIOR TO APRIL, YOU WILL NOT RE CEIVE ANY MORE PAPERS UN TIL YOUR NUBNCRIPTIOX IM PAID. A REMITTANCE TO Al>- VAXCK YOUR PAPER WILL RE IN ORDER, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A MIX MOXTH’H HUHHCRIPTION TO THE PROGREMMIYE FARMER IF IT RE MADE FOR ONE YEAR HE FORE APRIL loth. NO FUR THER NtlTICE. WILL HR MRNT THOME IN ARREARS AT THIS TIME. The program for Field Day. to be leld Friday, April 7th, has been agtefully arranged so as to give the greatest breadth to the exercises for the day, and to emphasize as much possible the work being done In the schools. The exercises will be held in the auditorium of the school building if the crowd can be accom modated. and the athletic contests w’lll be held in the school yard and on the street before the school house. One of the features of the day will be the parade of the tomato club girls, wbich will be from the Court House to the school building The following is the program: » 10:30 a. m. Parade of Canning Club Girls. 10:43 a. m. Song, “Tomato ( lub Song,’’ by Canning Club Girls. H:*0 a. m. Scholastic contests. 12:00 m. Song "Of the Girls’ Canning Club,” by Canning Club Girls. 1:30 p. m. Recess for dinner. 2:30 <p. m Address by Supervis or Gunti r. 3:00 »p. m. Address and Demon- stratiom of Canning Club Work by Parrott, State Agent monstration Work, assisted . I^emmon, agent for Sumtet-jenunty. • 3:.l0]). m. Athletic contests. o.vwq). ni. stratlon of Ca Miss Edith L. Home llemonst by Misl Mary N. G. MORRALL OUT FOR MAYQR First Entrant Into Town Political a Arena—W. \V. Smoak May Also Him. IHOUSMSS ATTEND HAMPTON FIELD DAY SCHOOLS COMPETE IN VAK> IETY OF INfERESTING ‘ , CONTESTS GREAT DAY FOR ALli Principal Addressee by Congressman Byrnes and Hu|ierlntondent Swearingen. Neighboring Town Anxiously Scans News of Projected Railroad In Paper. A very enjoyable play was staged at the Sand Hill school on last Fri day evening under the direction of the efficient principal. Miss Eula Ackerman. The school’ auditorium was packed and quite a snug sum was realized for the benefit of the school. The. children who took pfcrt in the play acqulted themselves most creditably. This community is looking for ward with much pleasure to the visit of Mrs. Amy C. Welch. National lec turer of the W. C. T. U., on toext Sunday morning at 11 O’clock. She will be given a large audience at that hour. The work which this organization is doing In the redemp tion of our great nation from the cyrse of drink Is most efficient and far-reaching. They have shown the wisdom o/ real statesmen- in their plans and the - courage born of great faith and deep conviction in the ex ecution of their plans. They do nor put-a weak speaker In the field, so Cottageville is expecting a ran- treat next Sunday. DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETS THURSDAY \ Meeting Culled for Friday Night Ad vanced to Thursday Night Ac- count Moving Picture. The call for a meeting of the Wal terboro Demoeratic Club called for Friday night has been changed hy Pres. Stokes to Thursday night in stead. the reason being that Fridav night Is the night chosen for a pre sentation of the famous picture, Damon and Pythias’* at the Colon ist. This picture comes under the aus^te^s of the Knights of Pythias, and as so many of the members of Ihe club wish to see the picture, the date of the club meeting was ad vanced to Thursday night at 8:30 o’clock. There will in* a most impo-tant meeting of the club as arrangements wilj be made for tbe approaching election for mavor and wardens for Walterboro. It is expected that there will be a large attendance of members at this meeting Dr. L. M. ,Stokes. president of the club, will preside at the meeting » The interest in town politics is beginning to increase, and with the meeting of the Walterboro Demo cratic Club Thursday night at the court house, the bail will begin to roll. The card of N. G. Morrall for mayor appears in this issue of The Press and Standard. It is under; stood that he will be opposed by W. W. Smoak. D. C. L. Hlera has been talked of as a probable candidate, but when seen by a representative of this newspaper he stated that he would not run for mayor, but would stand for re-election as a member of council. Considerable Interest centers around the race for council, and the following well known citizens of the town are spoken of in connection with this race: G. C. Brown. W. V. Glover. J. M. Witsell. C. M. Grace. D. C. L. Hlers. R. L. Fraser, E. L. Flshburne', D. B. Black, J. M. Moor- er, M. P, Howell, C. G. Padgett, B. G. Hyme and possibly others. Morrall for Mayor. Norman O. Morrall. who announ ces his candidacy for mayor. Is i native of Beaufort county, and has been living In Walterboro for the past fifteeR years. Mr. Morrall is manager for Terry Air Shaffer, which position he has held for almost fif teen years, having first been assist ant to his brother who was agent for the Coast/ Line. Mr. Morrall is an active and energetic man. and will make an aggressive campaign for the office. He is superintendent of the Baptist Sunday school and ac tive in church work. Mr. Mo*rall has many friends who are interested In his race and they are backing him as a winner. Blanche Chassereau. Pres. ,U. I*, c.’s meeting EnJvJable Evening Spent in .Meeting With MU* Edith Eraser. outright. If Messrs. Smith and bers j T’ringlu^can get release * from the T. former purchaser of the machinery Fish-I R is "thought that the sale to Mr. burned vice-president ; w’ w Smoak. j Yount will be effected, in which secret-ary and treavurrer; M P. How - j event the mill will shortly begin op- ell. W. J' Taylor. R M. Jefferies and The Cottageville school will ren der “The Old Deestrict Sknle” at the j met with Miss school auditorium on Saturday even- Friday afternoon ing. April 1st. The Micab Jenkins Chapter 1’. D. Edith Fraser on The attendance This play never fails I was-large, and the program very In- A. S. Karesh. Wilt Meet at Council Hall. The meeting of the Chamber plan ned for next Monday night will be* held at the Town~'Council hall at 8:30 o’clock, and every citizen of the town interested in its growth -and welfare is urged to be present, and take part in the meeting. NEGRO ARRESTED IN VIRGINIA orations The following statement of the matter "was furnished The Press .apd Standard by one of the parties at in terest : i ♦ - "Mr. J. A. Smith, of Bessemer City, bought Robinson’s mortgage. to give a very pleasant evening If you want to laugh and langh most heartily^ see this play. If the slat in yourVsjdeS are not strong there may be some clanger of their break ing under the \un producing effects of the play. T\e proceeds of the play will go to the lengthening of the school term. ,Miss l^*ila Thomas, of l^ke City, and Mrs. Tom Strickland, of Stokes, who recently spent some days here. ^mounting approximately to $40.- | have returned to their homes. 000. and will foreclose mortgage a* | Tbe people of this community once. Mr. Walter Pringle and nth-!.-cad. w ith much interest the an ers had suits pending against mill, amounting to approximately $20.1 Are Working Nwy On Power Plant Representatives of the Rgvannah Heating Company arrived yesterday and are now at work installing 4he pipe work at tbe power house for the town’s new electric plant. It is- estimated that this will be completed in less than two weeks, and light given the town The obstruction of the Hughes Well Boring Company have all been removed and the well is again being carried down It has reached a depth of 1.323 feet, and according tcv the contract will have to be car ried to 1.S00 feet unless a flow suf ficient is secured IfToro *he well reaches that depth. uoo. said suits against certain real estate and personal property alleged not covered by Robinson’s mortgage. Sheriff Ackerman this morning re ceived a telegram from the chief of police at Portsmouth, Ya.. that p ne- | but these suits have all beep mutallv Pro. John Waring, charged with j adjusted and Mr Smjth and Mi. homicide at Colleton having killed Pringle now own the mill building. J railroad con.cs <’ negro there several months ago. tenant house.- and all real ostat* j had ix-en ur / t- d at Hickory, Vn . i jointly. and Smith own* the ; nd asking that he tie sent for. ! steam plant individually/ Mr Smith Deputy Luces Padgett will leave on 1 sol.j the machine v. < v lu-ove of the morning train for Po: t. month to steam plant to Co! < . B 'rnj'-tron^ nouncement of railroad prospect for Colleton county made in The Press and Standard. We 'would do our share hone to bring a rai'road through this community. Thjs is one of our great commercial ne^l We are growing now but when the well watch us VERITAS •’ting the negro bark ot Gastonia, and n/w Mr John P MET YESTERDAY Newton/ n < .is talkir. in with t’oi. \rmstroni on these Yount, of Newton/ N" • of buying tbe mac hi net v. and it possible ■•ualjenien. who ate hichlv sure 1 -- (u) and we ilt: • mOl men .'4h' indu'-ed to gmerate the mil) h» re " Tlie County Board x nf Equalizers l*“ld a meetin.K yesterday at the of fice of Auditor F. M Jones fo- the PurtMMo of passin* on the returns sp-k \ reviewed by tho township hoards. ‘STOKES TltMATO <1.1 B !<' Mi l I Dnlv a few appeals were lizard, tind t as there had not been n . great mVjn her of raises, there^was not mori - business for the board and the ses sion was soon over. All the mem bers were present except H. E. Sav-j present. a *c of Lowndes township. /J T’>»»rc will be a special meeting of the Rtokes tomato cl'B» at Stokc- scbool house at in:3o \>lo<k. April 4th. All members are urged to be Blanche Cassereau. Pres PLEASANT BIBTHDAY PARTY LiUh- Miss Mary Rivets <nt :t i;u ed a ntipib* r of her friends at a pa it \ Monday a-fternoor. in < l*-i.it ion f her < ighth birthday. The enr'v port nt ti ‘sp *i' games j-rr,| amusement, after \h : oh dainty refreshments wet - se-ved th- l ire - birthday cake being decorated with tight tiny colored candles Those enjoving the party wei Crate Taylor. Rebecca Beach. Esther and Ruth Brown. Athlete and Lucil 1 Buckner, Hasel Felder. Henrietta and Louise Glover. Dorothy Hope. Caroline and Katharine Jones. Cary end Ruth Lucas teresting. The meeting was opened by the singing of The Ronnie Blue Flag; next the reading of the Ritual which was followed by the roll call Miss Edith Fraser was .elected regis- trar to fill the place of Mrs. Mttchel Witsell, resigned “The Ideal Of ficer and fhaptor Member" wa* read by Miss Ray Jones. Mrs A. J An derson read the poem "Carolina." Next followed a vocal solo, "A Little Pink Bose." bv Min- MMIv F-nser and a vocal duet by Mise-r I!,*r.tz and Jnre~. “Who Burned Cotumbia'’" was the subject for discussion -nd was an- ■ ered bv eight o! the Daughters. DMntv rofreshm'-nts were served md the meeting was altogether a de lightful one. Tiie Chapter was p! id to add to their number the name.; of Mr- P. M. Murray. Mr« R M. Jef feries. Mrs. Hugo S Strickland M'-s * M Riddle and Mrs. \ C. vonLehi The meeting n<-xl month will b< ■ H with Mr*. .! E P- urifoy. HAS OPENED CANDY STORE From The News and Courier: Hampton, March 25.—The second annual field day was held by thq schools of Hampton county yester day at Hampton. It la estimated that there were from six to eight thousand people In attendance, of which number about two thousand were, pupils of the various schooL of the county. At the final accounting of points made in the various con tests the schools; Varnville. Gar nett. Brunson, Hampton, Fiirma.i. Crocketville, Yemassee. Estill, Coun try schools; Hickory Grove. Luray, Lone Star, j Barton, Airsd^Ie, Cle* land Cross Roads, Hugging Oik. Camp Branch. Nlxville, Gifford. Mc- Alhaney, Dry Swamp, Hays, Brown ing, Scotia. A number of the schools represented, of rourse, mad“ no pofats at all. In the school booths for town schools Garnett won dret prise; In the school booths for country, schools Cleland Cross Roads the winner. In the community-' booths Garnett won first prize, with Hampton second and Crocketville third. Oratorical Contents. On account of the very congested programme, the boys’ oratorical oon- !••$• were held on Wednesday even- lit- In the contest In which repre sentatives over 15 years of age from the town schools competed. Koran Renti of the Varnville school was the winner. In the contest In which representatives under 15 years of age from the town schools com peted, Edgar Olenn, of the Varnyili" school, won the medal. In the con test in which boys over 15 years of age from the country schools were represented. John Shuman, of tho Luray school ,won. In the contest for country school briys under 15 years of age, Bowers, of the Airs- dale school was the winner. The girls’ reading contest was held last night w^th the following results: Town school girls over 15 years of age. Alma Peeples, of the Varnville school; country school girl over 15 years of age. RutR Fer guson. of the Barton school. ^ The athletic evonts were of much interest. Most of the schools were represented in these contests, which consisted 4 of pole, vault, standing high jump, runninf high jump, broad jump, hurdles, 100-dash, etc. Splendid Hooths. Of special Interest, were the many school and community booths In the new spacious exhibit building In thesy booths were exhibited anything from the smallest bit of lace to a ploughshare. Stalls of registered live stock, hogs, sheep, poultry, etc . reminded one of a county fair, as did the exhibits of farm-grown produr**. There were a number of beautiful ly decorated./flr>cts In tbe school par ade. of lyhlcj) th<\Gnrneft float calls for special Then!ion. It consisted of a large wagon drawq by four young home-raised mules. The wagon was filled with nil kinds of farm pro dure, very artistically arranged fine Jersey cow followed the wagon, led by two attractive milkmaids. Addresses were made by Congress, man James F. Byrnes, State Super intendent of Education .1 E. Swear ingen ami others. \V W. Smoak. editor of The . Press and Standard. Walterboro. and B W Crouch, sup erintendent of education of Barn well county, officiated as judges in some of the most Important contests. Governor Manning was to have de livered an address, but found at fhe last moment that it was impossible for him to get here Th* C. \ W. C. Raljway Conif^ny was compelled to run a special train of ten coaches to accommodate the crowd. M'-tz’s Band, of Charleston, fur- Tbe newest bu9ipess enterprise <?t Walterboro is tbe Walterboro Candy Kitchen, which is being gotten ready this week, in preparation for thV opening on Monday. This candy store will manufacture it.s own candy, modern candy-making ma chinery being installed for the pur pose It is expected that everything will be in readiness for opening on Monday, although the proprietors have put in a nice line* of frill s which are now on sale The. pro , Mj|jt ar y prtetors are two young Greeks, b>th n | H hed the music for the occasion. DAMON AND PYTHjAK Ni>t‘-d Eilm Production to tx- Stnfjed Eridfl> Night at the Colonial. Devotees of th« local moving pi tore theatre are very much Inten d ed in the annoum'iecto-nt that th< great oroductlon. ifcimon and Pyth ias will be shown Frida’, night of this week. Tlie- picture is being brought to Walterboro upon request of the local lodge. Krvhfhts of Pyth ias. and ail the members are plan ning to attend and are locking for- QTsdys and Lois j ward to the evening with pleasant having experience in the business having been engaged in similar work in Greenwood. They are Christo Melinas and Ome-os Horakles 'i DELEGATES WILL RE MET AT WILLIAMS Dclegut • expecting to attend'the quarterly W M U meeting with Smoaks Baptist < lunch. Ap-il v -’'. will be nut nt William Saturdiiv morning. April kit' Please nofif\ Mrs Waltet J. Berry, president \Y M. V. H \\ | M< >\ I I* INTO IIOMI The event was a success from ev ery standpoint, and will go fni* to ward the future Intellectual, indus trial and agricultural development of Hampton county To .Miss Bolvn I- Saunders rural school superintendent in a larg'* measure is due the since- of the occasion Padgett. Virginia Riddle. anticipation. Mr. and Mr> Hugo S Rtrtf kb nd have moved to their n* home Thi- was the home formerly occupied l>. Mr. and Mrs. W A Stewart, an' has teen adijed to sine** thev pui- chased it several weeks ago The home occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Strickland has been taken, by Mr. and Mrs II S. Anderson. CHILDREN’S D \\ \|* \ ^ Bethel Presbyterian Sunil:i> ho* i observed Children’s Duv last Sunda afternoon. \n entertain.eg Prngra- wap airanged and carried out bv th school, consisting of a Pageah? which represented the foreign*: within our borders and what is b< ing done for them through W**ter: Christianity. The offering to ove $.'* <*<• goes to Home Missions Miss Martha I,ove Rivers, who has been on an nxtended visit In Char leston, Summerville ^tnd James Is land, is at home again.