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4 « < SECTION VOL. 38. vVALTERBORO, S. C: t WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 13. 191o * £ NO. 15. PUN BETTER RUB: FOR C0UN1T BUTS > ’ N Southern Carolina-.Association Starts Movement Promis-.' in Much Good. ****** * * ****** f • RiKK.MA.N V Ol-KKIIS l»K \rK CHARLESTON* - SAVANNAH Improved Highway Between Two Citk** Another Matter to be Pnahed. The daily newspapers eon- • tain news of greatest impor- • tan«'e to fhe world. Accord- • inic to dispatches sent out i (Germany has expressed a de- sire ,to - off *«■_ t>aa at> teMw?.- awd has designated the I'nited Slates to make the offer. Af. < ter a brilliant campaign in which the' Teutons were mark edly successful, it was thought a good tithe to make the peace proposal. If accepted it .may mean the end of the European war, whic|i is a consummation devoutly to be wished by every people everywhere. *************** Fair Meeting ROLL WEEVIL MEERNR HELD IT FAIRFU For the Cominff of Weevil. Boll MANY DEATHS IN Tl Fir^_Meetjnjf_HeW to (»e_t Type -of-ftloiftria-t 'wises Many Deaths in Upper ('olleton. PLAN FOR MR. WEEVIL Suggested Program of Preparedness % * For Counties Along Bonier—.As- * • ' ' . kJ sistanre will be (liven. The directors of the Southern Carolina Association held an im- prirfant meeting at Yemassee Fri- dry Plans for definite work for rh^ association were outlined „ and sports were received as to what had 1 accomplished. The association decided at it.» nutting to inaugurate a Then are v , . N „ seven counties in For Fridav •South Carolina along the Savannah • * | river which will Ah* the first counties | invaded hy v the boll* weevil which Is The annual stockholders’ meeting,expected to reach them next year, •of t he Colleton County Fair nsso-|or at .latest the* year after. In or- eiation will be held Friday of thisjder to get ready for the coming of week a* th** offices of the Southern the boll weevil, a boll weevil cpm- Carolina Association. Officers for jmission was recently\appointed and movement | jjjp nPW y^ar "ill be elected, and re-, jimade a trip through Hie weevil in- j > connect the foui county sea*"? j p^its of the fair received. Ifested sections of the country. It w ith each , other by good toads 17 DEATHS IN 3 MONTHS ******* * * ****** COl,l.i TON’S FlltST HOI.I, WKKYII. In this connection the highv.^rV offi cials in each county will he asked to utilize their road worKTtog forces in constructing at once the portions of ro;,ds lying in their respective coun ties. in the event' that it is found rteressary -the Legislature will be r«ked to provide means for accom plishing this purpose. It is also the object of the asso ciation in this connection lo connect rharleston with Savannah by con structing a continuous good road from Jacksonboro through Waiter- boro. Yemassee, Ridgeland to Sa vannah. Senator Niels Christensen, from Beaufort County; Senator H. K Purdy, of Jasper County, and Sec retary Reid, of the association, were appointed as a committee to take the matter up with the pfflcials of each county and Mayor Pierpont and the city government of Savannah nod with the aujror and city gov ernment of Charleston, with a view* tn securing their co-operation and a<■ distance, especially in the matte;- nf,» bridges across the Edisto river Jacksonboro and the Savannah rf”er at Savannah. ' tininp After Hunting Clubs. The following resolution was adopted by the directors relative t,i ****** * * ******* ***** * * * ports ■ .has been decided M) give the people of this state certain information as j to the? coming of the weevil in or- der that they may be prepared fpi [his coming so that, the least sufTei\ i ing tfnd hardship w ill he entailed. [' Accordingly meetings have been planned at several points in the *er- jrltory of the border counties. The j first of these was held Monday at JFairfax. and the large crowd of farmers and business men present were addressed by Governor Man ning. Dr. W. W. Long. State farm demonstration agent, and Prof. Con- radi, bug expert of Olemson College. Secretary S. L. Reid, of the South ern Carolina Association. F. W. Risher, county farm demonstration agent, and others from Colleton at tended this meeting and were duly with the importance of 'this meeting ami the seriousness of the situation facing ns at this time. The first speaker on the program among those who visited Walterboro *** Governor Richard ^ Manning. * who made a very fin* J,nl. >n ’• * visit to Louisiana to study Hi’ / Lancey K. Crosby has gone to At-' condition • ,e v lanta to accept a position with the j He said they found aci^* .'ifter Golden Eagle Buggy Co Mr. Cros- acre of land lying idle because n< i by has many friends who will he one was left to cultivate it. On tin watch his career with in- other hand he found people who had ! changed their system of agricnl — o-O— ture. and no longer depended on .Mi and Mrs. Oscar Priee and lit- •♦oh as a* money crop, who doing fine. They were - raiHiwg. more co'n, more hoe>j and catH * and relatives - in Snvannah. land had fenced their.-funds and et Bermuda gt iss. public meetings * Personal Mention * V v . / o ******* * * ******* Mrs. Lydia A. Lawrence has come to Walterboro to visit her son, J. R. Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence has not been enjoying tja^c best of health for sometime, and it is hoped the cli mate of Walterboro being so mild, will be helpful to her. R. I). Marvin, of Hendersonville, was among those who had business in town Saturday. Lawrence and Jonaa O'Quin. of 1 Hendersonville, were in Walterboro Saturday on business. Prof and Mrs. S. M. Connor were tong thi Saturday. State Hoard of Health Working on Problem of Stamping Out Disease. * —* Columbia, Dec. 8.-—Strenuous ef- t ’ fort will be made by the State board of health to stamp-out the hemor- ih’.igic type of malaria in Colleton county. Seventeen deaths were re ported to the board from Broxton township, in Colleton, during the Months of July, August and Sep tember. The type of malaria is dif ferent fiam what they have ever had in that community. It is 'vnown as the hemorrhagic type, hr •yellow chijls.” The disease re sembles yellow fever and an exper^ is required to differentiate between Mu* diseases. It is far more deadly than'-yellow fever. The situation in Broxton town ship will he called to the attention of the board of health by James A. Hayne; M.MJ.. State health officer, at the meeting to be hhld in Colum bia. December 14. Dr. Hayne will recommend that a commission be appointed to visit the township. The commission will exilmine all per sons in -the township and will take steps to improve the malarial conditions. ’'I will urge the l,eg Mature.*’ said Dr. Hayne. “to enact a. law requiring corporations em ploying imported labor to see that each employee receives a prophy? lactic dose of quinine daily so that the. malarial parasites may be driven okt «f tire peripheral circulation, and thus these laborers will not infect the anopheles mosquitoes, the sole carriers of malaria and the com munity will l*e protected where these laborers aie at work.” J. if. Garris, of Colleton sent The Press and Standard a weevil ,Tuesday afternoon, which was found at that place. -This—weevil is- pponowm-ed—by those who are familiar with the boll weevil as being a genuine boll weevil. Mr. Garris wrote that Mr. Carlton, of Alabama, slate that it was a genuine boll weevil, and it was »o pronounc ed by Manager Anderson of the Colleton Telephone Company, who formerly lived in Texas, and is, therefore, familiar witlt the weevil. This specimen will be sent to Clemson College for examination by Prof. Conradi. TWO DEMONSTRATION WORKERSRIRCOLIETON M issJT weed Re _ Ficjklinjr_aiid Mis* Emma Y'ara Will Have Uharife of Work. X COUNTY TO BE DIVIDED Mia* Kick ling Will Have Charge of lamer (’olleton and Mias Yarn in Cpper Part. FISH INSPECTOR HAS RESIGNED I,. I'taey, Who lt:»«. Held Position for Four Years, Has Severed Hi* Connection With Hoard. I I,. Vtsey. who for four years has held the positof Kish Inspector of the Board of Fisheries of South Carolina, division No, ‘1. sent in his resignation on Saaturday, to heonnv’ effective January first. Mr. Ctsev found that holding on to his posi tion would seriously interfere with his other work, and in order to be able to devote his entire time to his other duties, he decided to sev er his connection Avlfh this public work. Tlie work which Mr, Utaey lias done has proved entirely satis factory to the State Board .and hi.« resignation is entirely voluntary* He has been considered an efficient assistant to Dr. DuHaut. the Stat- chairman. His resignation will come as a surprise, and will open the way for the appointment of some other man to fill this Important po sition. Bishop Guerry XTo Preach Sunday pleased to tf*rest. the hunting clubs that nv./i so mti'li o;' the land*! in the counties of Beau- ,rle son; Walker, returned home Sun- •crt. Jasper and Hampton: I day after a very pleasant stay with Whereas, large areas of land In friends - v —- southern Carolina are owned by , ▼ —o-o-— \ . ’ ont pastures - of hunting clubs and held undeveloped.a Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Drown and gome, lie said, at much to the detriment of this see-: children spent the week-end at (Mar tion of the State; and •> { with Mrs. Brown’s brother. G. L Whereas, we believe that the > Wescoat: numbers of these clubs desire to sc > j • — -r.-r»- - -0”r counties built up: lie it Miss Lida Lyon, leather ot tho ‘Resolved. That a committee. 1 ire Hill school, was in town Satur- composed of twX directors and the^day. -0-0 . y If. W. Beach, of Wiggins, was among those who had business in town Monday of thl* week. Unity I^oclffe Elects Officers The foUuV'ing oftiM i i Wel e ed by I itftv Lodge. No. 7,~>. A ‘at ffs'Trgular ioiiimnn!catio R day evening:/ 11. iXJdiley W •1. r secretary. lie appointed by the Mesident. to confer with the offL cer* or managers of these clubs and urge the needed development of these great iioldings The ■ president appointed Senator Niels Christensen, of Beaufort; Sen- '’tfr H. K. Purdy, 7 of Jasper, and ^.-cretarv' Reid as this committee. If is understood that this committee will at once get i-i touch with the owners of these clubs and ftsceHaln th-ir intentions. A resolution was also passed of- f'fina: the services of the an&ooia- Hon to Dr W. W. I,ong and the boll '’evil commission in rheir fight ngainst the boll /'Tirolina. they [vii1.,y"(>iei. S completely weevil/in Southe’.,’! >inojiks, were m Walterboro jXiy. where tliey were receiving vHPic «orgratulatlojis L was decided at this meeting to ° K ugurate an active campaign for ’ * w membersliips in the association '• Membership campaign / w ill be 'rtgvd i n ea^h of the counties at once. The following members of H.e board of directors were present the meeting: President W W. 'iitOak. of WaltehoK*: iv'. *or N ‘Is C.'hrlstensen. of Beaufe-*; \Y. "Richardson, of Beaufort. -. ;• id Senator H. Ki Purdy, of Jasoer. and >* cretarv s. ,L. Reid. The meeting - Tteld in the directors’ room, of ’' Bank of Yemassee." G. D. Barr, of Greenvill*-. is here visiting his sister. Mrs. E. T. !L Shaffer. . Mr Barr is just hack from the front; having been bugler ilr his conipaay. —o-o— Miss Annie M. Avaut and brother. AdlOe. visited friends anil relative* a* ('ovvdells and Lodge last Satur day and Sunday. —o-o— Mr find Mrs. Jas. A. Carroll, of were in Walterboro Mon- j. Hu in their recent marriage -—O-fr-— w 1> Carroll, of Williams.,was in Walterboro yesterday. it U nip: 1K9 r W. M :. .1 M. W. L. Eastei Tin. Warren, Treasurer; Sec : M. C. Fish- T’lolgelt. J. D. I .1. W^ Jbhn H N. «. M or rail, borne. S. I> v L J. Frank. x Tiler. These officers will be installed Wednesday evening. Dec. X. A big meeting is planned fot this .occas- • •. *rxx D. M. Carter Shot In St. Augustine < or.gra town on blessing in disguise, but when you talked to them privately J ’lle certainly is very disguised." He urged tbat evor-v Houtli <'ar- olinaian slioulfl Tiegin to prepare now to live at home and sell cotton as surplus. A few figures show us that South Carolina is not support ing herself. We oply raise 2W bush els of rnrn to the inliabitant takes 12 bushels to fe<<l a m we have left only 8 bushels to feed horses, cows. hogs. etc. We raise one peck of Irish potatoes per man. ~~ one and bne-hnlf bushels ^ N Vw s „f a dis«tessi., s accidental tatoea and one bushel "dmat per shoorjn NVas received here Satur- •man. Our average corn yield is dav n M rarl e,. of Ruffin, who bushels iH-r acre and should be visitinK iela ti V es at St Augus- The next speaker was W W 1jne waR a, eiilentally shot by Long. Dtate ageijt. who pntlin.-d liis^, )t , ,ii v .| ia , K ,. 0 f a pistol in the op* red ness/plan to meet the op j 1;11h j r 0 | Herbert Carter, the bullet entering the chest anil lodging- b;- tvveen the heart and lungs. Wlillc a serious wound/Mr. Carter is rest- ■-nig well. aCcafdinir to latest news, .and it is thought that be will r<w»‘v ; er. IDs tr/enfls here, ate i|i«ttess - ed over the/h Bishop Wnj. A, Guerry, of the Diocese of South Carolina, will to in WalterTitiro on Sunday, Dec. 17t:i and will ^itiwcli qt//St JHi'e’s churcl\ „ Once each y/ar the Bishop visits .eiich church in hisH! 0 " '' to 1 tlu> purpose o.l episcopal xubervi -ton and, < en fot unit ion In addition, 7 th«* Bishop < jly preacjie/ at ilie service diis visitalioii. a Bishop Girerry i. con -id.eH d one «>f the leading ^- uie, of the Episcopal in the South, and has pecently c#nie into national repute as an authority on the proh Jem of the church and the neg o A man of pleasing presenc* profound learning, be is generouslr welcomed as preacher and iiuldo speaker wherever he appears Tin public is Invited to hear him at St Jude’s church fin Sunday- .morning coining of the weevil. )\o suggested {a council of seven tnen from each border county that should la' (dans for the organizing of weevil »lu'> all over Hie border counti</j, The- \KW O. OFFICERS clubs to he the I formation ' and I giVeil OUt to Hie Born, to Charleston, Dec. I3< a Mr. and Mrs S !., Reid. Wednesday njorning. daughter. —0-0—* Mrs. Lila Williapi--. of Mb ml.'b', is spending sometime with her daughter. Mrs w. E." lones She will tie here till after the holidays e* T ; ve y Union Program First Division XTTKSDING (ilt\NI> l.f iDt.E ‘X., "'ne Cnion of the First Division ef ‘he Colleton Baptist Association "ill meet with the Osborne church 'Ml Friday, before tfie fiftli Sunday this month. Friday: 10:30 a. tn.. devotional ex ercises by moderator. 11:30 a. m.. preaching by Rev. L. B Ackerman. 12:30 p. ni.. ‘Exegesis of Luke U:21-22 by Rev J. S. M. Finch. Saturday: 11:00 a., m . devotional exercises by Rev. 1 M. Craven. 12:00 m.. Foreign Mission? by Rev. U B Ackerman ^ fiay- 10:30 a. m. devotion'll exercises. 11:30 a. m.. preaching by Rev. J. M Craven. JOSEPH LANODALE. Clerk. j F Rents. Bt^ Ed Carter, A. G Lyons and W S. Crosby ^ passed throngh v Walterboro Monday, en - Aiue to Charleston where, they are attendance upon the meeting in the Grand Lodge of Masons, there this week of w hich Is in session ATTENDING STATE tXt.NV NATION The' ministers of the Baptist faith in this county are now in attendance upon the State Baptist Convention, which is meeting at Newberry. Amon c those enrolled at the meet ing are Rev. 8. W Ackerman. Round: Rev. F. O S. Curtis. Hen dersonville; Rev. J M Craven and Rev. C. W’. Jonej?. Walterboro centers "her*'• 1 n plnrs shoubl I" members. In Of dor to organize these chibs th*;r • List be more agents in ti«‘S so a fonn'i'ii.fe*' on iysoluti*>a recommended th'at th*E>?e <<• imi*- along' the horde!” provide fund f<> -*nther agent to )f<‘lp tip* <>nc ,1 ’■vendy at work . Ft of. A FvCm'raddi. of < 1* rnstm. ! told of his work for five years w ith [the weevil in Texas. He said it took 'Hie weevil 30 minutes to punc ture a cottop<square and lav an *.gg in if The egg hatched into a white larvae and in a few days by eating around himself in the boll he gre\ strong enough to come out. where he' dried himself and changed his color to brown or gray. He urged planting early cotton, and a varietv that would fruit for a long season, for if the cotton quit fruiting in the late summer the weevil would begin eating the bolls. , The meeting was n very repre sentative one. People were present from nearly every eastern and southern county in South Carolina. i*'VVs of this accident COLLETON s lloAr- It \< l\ HoM* 'Colleton’s contingent who were ivith the Is' jegiiiicnf. S i infan try at Kl Paso. T.pxas. got baci In)?,*" la»l NVen*‘sda\ nig lit/ K '••at l'< to ll!' delight * if —then relative and friends The hoys were iookine well and are full of interestiiijp stories of their experiences on the border They are all glad to be af hom* again, however Those who return ed'arc John D Mur/ay. S M Croj? by. Brawler Black. Baynard Arnett, •lift Crosby and Pinckney Smith Th<‘ following are tin* newly elec t ed officers of Poplar Camp. N'o>41'*, w. O W . located at Hall These officers will he publicly installed the first Thursday in .lanuarv. foi which time a big program has been arranged B G. Weeks. P C . ; ». B Week-. C. C.I Oscar Weeks. A I. . G 1- *Smoak. Cbrk': .1 I Seigler. Banker; A V. Rickcnbr.keL E-* ort; A 'O Hiott. Watchman: L. .1 Hiott. Sen - trv. <;oFs TO KIIM.FAILLE Colleton is indeed fortuuate in having secured the services of two home demonstration agents for next year Miss Tweodie Pickling and Miss Emma Yarn have accept ed appointments for the position-? of principal and assistant, respec tively, and "ill begin work early- next year. During January they' will go to Wlnthrop College where they will be instructed in the work they will have to do. being coached by ex perts. After this they will return and begin work in this county. .So successful was the work done this ♦•ar by Miss Cora ,L. Connor, who inaugurated the work in this coun ty, that when .Miss- Parrptt. th** State agent, came to Walterboro during the fair, she had no trouble to get the delegation to agree to make a suHku :•» appropriation to gether with what tit'i’nited State? government and Winthrop College gave, to place two workers in the field. No better choice could have boe-> made Ilian these two young ladies Miss Pickling graduated from Wln throp College ip 1914 with the de gree of B. * The first year after her graduation she went to Florida where slye engaged in teaching do mestic science. ' The next year she came to Walterboro where she be came teacher of the seventh grado f'n the Walterboro ‘High school, ! which position she resigned to ac- jeept this work. Possessing a pleas ing persoiialitv, abundant energy and the Cttpujeflv (or unbounded en- jthlisianm. she will make a success of Ihift wvnrk, I Mix's Emma Yarn L ap'^oVror graduate of Columbia <’olleg'* fioir. ,'Wht« h in^titutinr she graduated i<; 1!*i:» with I In- d?gr«‘e of A. B While In school Miss Yam w;is n leader, having ln’en chosen president of thi ^Wightman literary s<«i»'tv and *tur ing l»*'r senior' vear president of the student body, which was Ain* high est hihior ihey could giv*’ Sine/ 1 giiulu.it»Jvn Mis,? Yarn has travelled iextiiisiveIvNand 'Liiing the MiiTtni* - 1 .las taught ik?- Polk school, which. ,1s near hei hoitv A Confereirce kas held Monday i between Miss Fiekltng. Miss Yarn j and members of the Ikilleton dele gation It is thought wise to di vide the county into fwoNsections, giving Miss FickBng thus.' town- Jships contiguous to Walterboro. and Miss Ya *n Broxton» and Warren townships, which are near to her home. 7 •> ' Miss Ri* klinig will have clubs for her pfirt of the county at fhe v fol- lowing place: Ruffin. Tabor, Hud son’s Mill. Stokes, Benton's Mill. Roadside. Cottagevllle. Bethlehem. Hendersonviik'. v Ikmlel and Walter boro. 'Hlie will also organize clubs at oth*’i i>l;:**-s as tb*- demand arise? for them . J \Miss Yarn [ <tns>riition i lulis at , p?»ints\ in Broxton townships.: Ashton. Rev .1 D. Bell and family pa -••*! tftrdiigVWnlterboro'Tuesday <»n liner way to Ridgeville,*’ where tlnv ai*’ going to Jiinke fln.ir Ihiiii*' Rev. Bell Wibi moved from, the Bethel i barge to ' Ridgeville. ^ He nia*l< .rimy friend/ dating his-stay in Wft•> lOunty who will follow Ills futur* S/iCeer with ititemst. Rev G 1. In '. rfijii. of.Jf'ottageviHe, has Lie# n as signe?! to the circuit vaca't«-*l by Rev. Bell. t** have dem- th<‘ following and Warren Lodge, Weird er, Island fop. Smoaks, Berea, Wi!- I.arils. Strirkliyiid. E*listn and Pine Groye She uiYt iImibtl»'-.-s organize other clubs as if;?- demand comes for them. PREACHING AT IA FKCKFF.N e Will * huyCn BAZ.AAK At ROADSIDE There will be a Christmas bazaar given at Roadside achool house on Friday night. Dee. 22. beginning at 7:30 o’clock. The public Invited. AIRS. S. HICKMAN 11,1. |. Th. green 1 1 o’* lock Hat op/ No The public in services^ at Ever- SiiikLiv morning ar It. tli** pastor. Rev*. seivi»e in the afternoon, is, cordially invited. HOLDS FIRST SFRA K E sT\TF. X ID FOR I.IHR ARIES R?v. Chas. B >Smith. who was turned, to Walterboro from LioutU CkioIIus Conference, h services Sunday. There was a la PARSON AGE AIDERS TO MEET HOLLV camp The Parsonage Aid Society of th** Smoaks Methodist church will giv«‘ a baz ar st t£e town hall, hegin- ninr: Friday evening at 7:30. Sup per will be served during the even ing a n d oa Saturday an old-time turkey dinu^r will be served. T’^e public Is cordially invited to attend. congregation The family of Mrs. J. S. Hickman sermon and were surpmoned the latter part of the week to her bedside, on account of a sudden and severe illness. Mrs. Hickman has been subject to simi lar attacks but. had not been affect ed for more than a year. Her manv frdends hope for her an speedy re covery. Among thdae who came were her sons, H. H. Hickman afpl brother. Victor, of Wiggins., and John Hickman, of Sally’s. present'’ to hear the to welcome the pastor on his return Announcement is made by the [county superintendent of education .that stale aid for libraries Is now available, as -w?^i as aid fo r ex tension *of librane* and for supple mentary readers ELECTS OFFICERS v i ATTENDING GRAND MIDGE Unity Masonic Lodge Is repre sented at the Grand Lodge meeting fhls week in Charleston by J. E. .Moore and JP M. Buckner. Holly <>mp. 73«. W. O W met in regular meeting Dee !* and af ter regular business was disposed of the camp entered into the elec tion of officers for 1917, as follows: S. C. Linder. C C.: L* E. Hill. P (’.; M. P Bailey A L.; J. G Adams, hanker; C. N. Totngdale, clerk; Willie Jones, escort; B. F. Bailey, watchman: L. L.*. Craven, sentry; J B. Risher. B F. Bailey. v L. E. Hill, managers. I m. The camp will meet again Jan 2 to Install said officers. — 0. N. IJANGDALE. Clerk. MK’AH JENKINS CHAPTER The members Of the Micah Jen kins Chapter. I’nited Daughters of the Confederacy. wiR be entertain ed by Miss Ulmer Fisshburne Fri day afternoon. Dec 15, at four o’clock. HUDSON MILL SCHOOL There will be an entertainment .given at Hudson Mill Rural Graded school (kin Jan 2, 1917. The exer cises will begin at 7:30 o'clock p. Prof. C. M. McTeer has arrang- ( ed a unique program, which will delight any audience. The public I* _ — invited to attend.