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t: y. 4. / f , > ■ •• r •• -»* V*.' / \ *- v (*<*■ \ . L' y : V • 4 • «, r * r ^ v/ » \* /*• %m.« • * < <.• VOL: 38. ^ : ' K v GOVERNMENT begins A. - \ WALTERBOltO^ fe. C.^ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15. 1917. M*:* • *• Ho. 81. FOOD CONTROL TASK TAKES CHANGE OF SITUATION WITH HERBERT HOOVER AX HEAD OF MACHINERY ^ FULL EXPLANATION TO COUNTRY ISSUEIU »■ / COMMUNITY FAIR AT COTTAGEVILLEJ ^, -— -o OrgftaizAtion Effected for the ISw- w pone Holding FJrnt Fair in This Community. Adminifttrator Say-* Plan Ik First to Work It* Way by Appealing to Patriot i«m ■ Washington. Aug. 10—The Ameri can government today assumed con* trol of the country’s food supply ■with the signing by President Wil son of the administation food sur vey and 'regulatory bills. Formal announcement of Herbert Hoover’s appointment as food ad ministrator was made at the White House soon after the measures were approved and tonight Mr. Hoover’’set froth the aims of the food administration in a statement declaring its purpose will he to stabilize and not to disturb condi tions. Every effort will be made-to cor rect price abuses made possible by abnormal times. Mr. Hoover said, but drastic measures will not be at tempted until it is seen the pur poses of the administration can not be accomplished through construc tive cooperation with food produc- .. inr and distributing, industries. The very existence of corrective powers, Mr. Hoover declares, will tend to check speculation and price inflation. “The business men of the .cooil' trv. 1 am convinced.” myn Mr. Hoover’s statement, “as a result of many hundreds of conferences with representatives of the great sources of food supply, realise their own patriotic obligation and the sqlem- 'nitr of the situation, and will fairly and generously cooperate in meet ing the national emergency. R ide Wartime Powers. The two bills signed today give to the government sweeping war time powers. The regulatory bill is designed to put food distribution under direct government supervis- , ion and a. provision added as an . amendment extends even mor" drastic government control over coal and other fuels, including ♦he power to fix prices and authorizing the government operation of mines. The survey bill Is intended to en courage production and gives the government authority to keep up a continuous census of the amount of foodstuffs in the United States. It will be administered by the • partment of agriculture, P,oth the food administration and the agricultural department hav« been ready since- long before the bills were passed to .go ahead with the work. The food administration has assembled a staff and alreadv is enllstinr the country’s women In a household saving campaign. The first move of the food admins- istration will be to brine ahou* chances in the svslem oT distribut ing wheat and in the manufacture and sale of flour ^nd bread. In his statement tonight Mr. Hoover emphasised the obligation the United States owe* to its allies in supplvine an abundance of food and urges reduced consumption by the American people. “We have fn our abundance and in our waste.” he says, “an ample supply to carry them and ourselves over this next winter without suf fering. If we fail it is because in dividual American citizens have ‘ failed to see and do this loyal na tional duty.” Mr. Hoover’s statement outlining the government’s purpose in admin istering .the neaf food/ legislation follows: hopes of the food adminis tration are threefold. First, to so guide the trade in the fundamental food commodities as to eliminate vicious speculation, extortion **d wasteful practices and to stabilize prices in the essential staples. Sec ond. to guard, our exports so that dgainst the world’s shortage we re tain sufficient suppUies for our own ' v people and to cooperate with the allies to prevent Inflation of prices, and. third, that we stimullate in ev ery manner withua power the saving of our food In order that we may increase export* to our allies to a point which will enable them to properly provision their armies and to feed their people*. ^ “The food administration is call ed into b«dng to stabilize and not to disturb conditions and to defend honest enterprise against illegiti mate conopetition. It has been de- viand to correct the abnormalities ana abuses that have crept into trade by reason of the world dis turbance and to restore business as ’far as may be to a reasonable basis.” Cottageville. Aug, 13.—A meet ing was held at the school auditor ium Saturday afternoon. for the purpose of discussing the matter of teaching agriculture in the school. Quite a ptrmber of the patrons of the school; including the iadies, were present and heard the plan explained by W. -W. Smoak. who was present for that purpose. F. W. Rlsher, county farm demonstra tion agent, was also present, and spoke of his experiences in a simi lar school in North C’arolina. Those present seemed heartily in favor of introducing the teaching of this subject into the school, and several contributions were taken to assist in raising the school’s part «of the money necessary. The board of trustees assisted by R. A. Acker man. Dr. B. G. Willis and B. H. Willis, were appointed a committee to raise the necessary funds for beginning this work. Following the discussion of the teaching of agriculture, a commun ity 1 ’ fair organization was -perfected and officers elected to hold a com munity fair at Cottageville this full. W. E. Willis was elected president of the fair association; R. A. Ack erman. vice president, and Miss Inez Ackerman, secretary. Committees wilkbe appointed by the officers to huvcVbarge of the various features, and the determination was express ed to hold a fair second to non* In Colleton county. Sunday Services at Drs. Creek Church To-The Drafted *. (From Youth’s Companion.) - * . 1 - 4.* ' To the fortunate ones who are about tb go forward to that long battle line wh«re the armies of autocracy and oppression are fading 1 (pe armies olf the free, con gratulations and Godspeed! You go, not as reluctant victims of misfortune or a fatal chance, but rather as our chosen ones; the pick and flower of our manhood, whole of body, sound in mind and spirit—what all of us should like to be. And we who are too old or too weak, or in some other respect unfiit ted to go in body, shall go with you in spirit. We know that we ask much of you, and we expect much, for we expect things in keeping with our great traditions— things born of the spirit of Nathan Hale; but we know that we shall not be disappointed. In imagination and in sympathy we shall be there with you on the firing line, and at home we shall do all that we can to make you comfortable and content. We shall pray that you may.return in safety, but ever. . more fervently we shall pray tKht your Courage may not flag or the edge of your determination be dulled. You are to fight in the noblest cause in which mar ever took up arms, and for a nation, the most generou- in all the world to her soldier sons. Yo go with he” blessing, for she trusts you; and be sure that whether you return or not she woll hold your names in honor and grateful memory until the end of time. won’s coin is • rt** * Ml vs TWKFMi: FH RUNG MADE A C HAIRMAN OF COUNTY UOUN- C1L OF DEFENSE . FIXES TUESDAY. AUG. 21, AS “WOMAN’S REGISTRATION DAY” IN STATE WILL SIGN PLEDGE CARDS Rev. J. R. Funderburk preached an abie« Rerpjon Sunday morning at Drs. Creek church to a congrega tion which filled the entire church auditorium. The sermon was had after the session of the Sunday srhool which convened at 10 o'clock, and this was followed by an address by W. W. Smoak. chairman of the Colleton county Council of Defense, on the. Cause* of the War. - This* address by Mr. Smoak follows a gen eral plan designated by the Stat« Council of Defense to have speak ers address the people in s. cam paign of information just now as to the causes of the war. The Drs. Creek Sunday school is a live institution, and it has decid ed to organize the young men and the young ladies intt^Haraca and Philathea classes. These organiza tions were perfected Sunday,, the young men being organized Sunday morning and the young ladles Sun day afternoon. Twenty young men united with the- Baraca’s and twenty- five young ladies with the Phlla- theas. The following are the officers of each class: Raraca Class—Harvev Saunders, president: I^e Martin, vice president; Dewey Saunders, sw-netary; Taylor Smith, treasurer; John Saunders, teacher. Philathea Class — Mrs. Janie Smith, president: Miss Carrie Saun ders, vie? president: Miss Leila Morris, secretary; Miss Etta Bre land. treasurer: Archie C. Hre^and. teacher. The new church at Drs. Creek, while not complete!!, has been near ly enough finished to permit of holding all church services. It is a splendid church building and was made necessary by the growth of the church. Ugder the able pas torate of Rev. J. R. Funderburk th* church is moving forward and has a healthy growth. Woaaea of State Urged to Do Their Part in Winning of the World War. Columbia. Aug. 5.—Governor Manning issued the following pro clamation tonight: “Whereas, the great world war la which this country is now involved, in the fight for liberty and human ity, makes it necessary that the re sources of the entiqil country he concentrated and placed at the dis posal of our government, and. Whereas, the necessity is such, that all our resources should be con served in every (possP/e manner, and. "Whereas, it is necessary that the women he railed on to do th»ir part (which is a very important one) and. thus share in the glory nlng in this great struggle “Now. therefore. I. Ri THAT WILL MAKE l.ll'E *. ■ IN COUNTRY -MORE ATTRACTIVE X w 'X. . EXPERT DEMONSTRATORS fooiiolidated Rom! SrtaoHV Teetrh Boys Agriculture an:) dirls Domestic Science. TOWNSHIP CHAIRMEN INSPECT SIITE MW ROUTE ' .**•># i ■*•’■**' PARTIES FROM WALTERBORO, BRANCHVII.LK, SMOAKS AND BAMBERG GO OVER ROUTE STATE ENGINEER PRESENT Each Township Chairman M ill Name Member* of Township Councils to Assist i n W«trk. Colleton county hrfr'been organiz ed iito the work of the C nUDr U °f Defense for the women of the coun ty / by the. 'appointment of Miss Tweedie Fickling as county chair man, who has designated a chair- nan for each township, and called a meeting for Saturday morning, at which time they will be given full tnsthictions as to the work to be done. The first activities of this Woman’s Council of Defense will be to register the women of the coun ty under the Hoover plan for the conservation of the resource* of the country. Registration cards will be distributed and every woman in the county will be urged to sign one of , these.pladge cards, and to co-oper ate with the women of the country at large. Miss Fickling has named the fol lowing members of the Council to assist her as a central oonunittee: Mrs. Jas. G. Padgett. Walterboro, vice chairman: Mrs. Hugo S. Strick land. Mrs. B. fc. Price. Mrs. W. Z. Ayer. The following are chairmen of township committee*, and they will organise their respective townships by appointing members to ’ assise them in the work. Each chairman is urged to designate at least fiv* good workers for her township and notify the county chairman as soon as the selections have been made.. The central committee and the township chairmen have been call ed to meet Miss Fickling Saturday morning of this week at the rooms of the Southern. Carolina Associa tion at 1»» o'clock, at which time the work of the council will be ex-’ plained and the plans for the cam paign mapped out. Walterboro—Mrs. Jno. M. Klein, shown Advantage of Change* in Pro* posed Route to Accommodate ’'.More People. (By V. E. Rector.) Since tne great majority of coun try girls and boya must remain injehairman. the country, and since all the edfl- B*-U* Township—Mrs. J. W. Smy cation they will ever get must he ( ley. Ruffin, obtained' in the rural schools; Dae-] Warren Townships—Miss lington lias decided to educate the ! Varn, Smoak*. young to do w hat they gre going to Brox^on Tow nship-—Mrs. have to do in order to^aut vive in th" I Berry. Lodge 4 struggle f r exi«lenc^. People must 1 >herl<tan Township—Mrs. use w hat ti ey havre in order, to get Hiers, Round. Emma W. D. T. what th^j VanU The child must begin with w. 4 at he knows in order to-leam t!>e unknown. Now I>drlir.gtpn county is on the coasta^plaio. It* clitnat-‘ i* de: lightful. Its loamy eoil is fertile apd decidedly >a'sy to cultivate. The Mrs. A. Glover . ~ Township Willis. Cottageville. Heyward Township Speights, Walterboro. ‘Route Verdier Township -Mrs. Wichman, Walterboro Blake Township-- Mrs. Mrs. J. M. F. NEW OVERLANDS PURCHASED Among those In this county hav ing recently purchased Overland au tomobiles from the Walterboro Garage Co., may be mentioned Dr. Jno. M. Klein. C. H. Berry. M. W. Ackerman and C. -D. May. D. H. Yarley purchased a Chevrolet. ******** if:*’!'*#*** * * * TRIP CALLED OFF * * c * * Upon' adVice from those * * higher up. County Agent Rlsh- * * er decided to call off the trip * * which was scheduled for this * * week-to the boll weevil terri- * * tory, on account of the fact * * that there has not been very * * much damage done to the cot- * * ton crop this year because of # * the cold winter and the hot # * dry spring and summer. It * •* was thought that a trip now * * would give so erroneous an * * Impression that it would be * * better not to go this year. # « * * « *,# ###*#*#*#* Manning, Governor of the Stat-/ of Smith Carolina, do hereby proclaim' prepare fpr the farm and it is u>- Tuesday, August 21,‘Wd-|l n * *L / man’s Registration. Day.-V and Urg- This is the plan: Consoiidat-' the women of the State, ©n that day fhe rural schools.. Employ male io sign their pledge fo support the] principals. Then let two oi more Hoover plan of food conservation, and give to the government infor mation about-Ihemselves, in order that the woman strength of the State may r be known.by the author ities and each may he allotted such service as she is best fitted to per form. The women of South Caro lina, like her patriotic sons, have never failed to do their duty when ever a crisis Is presented, and I con fidently expect a full vegistration on the day fixed. “In witness whereof. I have here, unto set my hand and caused th.* great seal of the State to be affixed. cereals, cotton, tobacco, vegetabl *« j Jaycocks, White Hall, and frutt* do well. With these hat# 1 Fraser Township—Mr*. J. Mill! ural resource*, on*- education should g.in < 'l > ;»dg**tt. Green Pond. Lowndes Township—Mrs. G. W. Sweat. Wiggins. *#*•*■***■* * ******* * * I’OPE M\KES ■*, * PEACE PROPOSALS * -—« * Pope Benedict, the head of * tbf* Catholic church, startled * the world Tuesday by his pro- * * posal to the belligerents to # In response to an invitation from the Bamberg Chamber .of Commerce a party from Colleton county went Monday into Bamberg county for the purpose of holding a joint hear ing before the State Highway En gineer upon the matter of the loca tion of the proposed State highway connecting the county seats of Col leton and Bamberg counties. The Colleton contingent were met at Smoaks by a delegation from Branchville. and together they pro ceeded to Farrell’s Cross Roads, where the party from Bamberg was. met. The invitation to join the Bamberg party in a fish fr^ dinner on the Edisto river’ near Midway was accepted, and the party pro ceeded to the designated point where a bountiful dinner wasdn readiness, the “Piece de resistance” being a pine hark stew pre.rued by W. D. Rhode. Tpe party then proceeded*- to In spect the proposed crossing between Bamberg and Branchville at Km- bree, a point on the Edisto river, and.from there to the crossing at FgrreU’s. Bamberg desires that In stead of proceeding to Branchville the 'State Highway Commission adopt the road from Bamberg to Hunter’s Chapel and on to Walter boro via Smoaks in a* direct a line as possible. The designated road on the map designed is that the road shall go from Bamberg via Rranehvtlle and thence paralleling the Southern Railway to Charleston. Walterboro Is to be connected with the State capital through Branch ville. The assistant'State Highway en gineer. Mr. McCrady, was present and went over the entire proposed route. He will make recommenda tions upon his return to Columbia, and another hearing will doubtless be held before the matter Is defi nitely decided, Mr. McCrady cam** on to Walterboro and traversed the Colleton ♦‘m^ of the line, w^lch it is desired, shall proceed to Walter boro via Smoak**. Ruffin and Bells. This seemed to be satisfactory to ti»e engineer and this route will doubtless be the one designated. Those in the party were: From Walterboro. Commissioner B. R. Ulmer. P. M. Murray and W. W. Smoak: from Smoaks. F. J. Berry. Dr. H. M. Carter, A. E. Yarn. C. C. Garris. F. W. Rlsher. Branchville, .! It Williams. !, H. Fairy. N. E. Byrd. D. L. Rhode. A. N. Whets tone. C. M. Martin, Win. Miley. Bamberg. L. 1*. McMillan, J. H. Cope. W. D. Rhode. C. W. Rentz and a number of others from Bam berg were at the dinner. the Federal Government the other half. Such a svstem gets the kind of education the people need hack to the very doors of tiie people. While the boys are thus learning to farm the girls are being taught d«v mestic science and art. Thus it is that the country children are mad#* at Columbia, this 8th dav of Aug-1 10 realize that fife in the country ust. A. D.. one thousand, nine him- is ,ar K p r. freer and happier than life dred and seventeen, and in the one j in t he city, hundred and forty-second year the Independence of States‘ v 6f America.” the of United CHIEF ACKERMAN BREAKS UP GAME Sunday Morning Early Chief and Sheriff Interfere With Negrt> Poker Game. 4f these consolidated schools co-op- crate in employing an agricultural* * expert to teach at least two hours ; * a week in each school, and devote the rest of his time to farm demon stration work in the community. Let the co-operating schools pay half of the salary of the expert and j * come to a decision of peace. * * The plan proposed by the Pope * * is to restore practically the * * status quo before the war, « * with a great reduction In anna- * * ments. This peace proposal * * does not aeem to have met * * with great favor, as the allies * * fear It is a German attempt to * * secure peace, it embraces * * many of the issues which * President Wilson has raised, * * and if the nations at war * * would consider it there might * * be some reasonable hope for * * a lasting pea-*- in the near fu- * * ture. It is not definitely * * known what attitude the na- * * tions will take in regard to * * this‘proposal. * There have not been many * * startling . happenings in the * , * war situation. The German * ! * invasion of Russia and the * Vernon L. Padgett Now 1st LieuPnant ordered them to consider that their game was at an end, or words to that effect. The reports are to the effect that there was a general sratteration at this juncture. The lamp was overturned and in the ^ idarkness there was much confusion. ^ Finally a match was secured and some paper lighted and a eensus taken It was found that one had chim- Getting wind of a gambling party Saturday night.-Chief of Police J. 1 pro <em. D. B. Black. Forfeiting escaped, three were up the cm..,- # roiU of ^ KuMian haf( # ney in their white palm beach suits. | * b ^ n rhecke d. and Russia * and eight were cowering in their ^ j 0 ),*> palling herself to- * shoes. They were escorted to th-* jajl and their names entered on the ■Hotter at the office of the mayo* - B. Ackerman, got into communica tion with Sheriff Padgett and Dep uty Weeks, and early Sunday morn ing surrounded a house in the edge of town In which a dozen negroe-. were playing pitker. The Jiouse be longed to Joe -Carter, and he was preparing supper for the gamblers when the feast was rgdely broken into by the appe^rapee of the chief and sheriff. The llrst intimation they had that there was any danger bond In the sum of $10.P0 each, th** town now ha* $110.00 more to its eredit. One negro. '‘Peg.” a mem^'^ her of Ulmer's invinctbles. was oU| . the partv. being a “tru»ty,” and ohm he„haB 20 years more of a 27 year: : sentence, it is hardly likely that th * • tn*n will real ze on his bond. Th** , ■ others who were In the hnrfy were- j • Dolphus !*»don. Robert Warren. Joe ■ Sheppard. James Pauley. Joe Ran- ; • non. Aldrich Stephen*. Forneifox • * get her. There have been no * important developments on the * Western front. * A (umposite division will be * made up to go to Franc* in *. th** near future, among which * w'ill t>*- some South Uarolimt * troop?. This division w(H be ornder the command of Major Gen Mann Another h>g war loan to the allies will shortly be made, which will be soured by an other liberty loan bond issue of between three and four bil lion dollars The friends of Lieut. Vernon L. Padgett will be pleased to know that he has just received a promo tion from second to first lieutenant of the second cavalry regiment, and will be stationed for the present at Fort Ethan Allen. Vermont. Lieut. Padgett entered the service as a private In Troop A, and saw his first service on the border. He then stood the examination In Washington and secured an appoint ment a snerond lieutenant. He left only a few weeks ago for the west, and now he has been promoted to first lieutenant, which promotion Is a welcome surprise. of being caught, was when Sheriff i Green, Jeff Danner. Rfcn Smith. Joe!* r- Padgett broke down the door and [ llcggins. Joe Carter. | ***** * * * ******** T. P. Lesesne. and children, of Charleston; are here visiting her sls- t*-r, Mrs. P. J. Lucas. Mrs. G. Albert Beach and two daughters. Misses Effle and Rae. accompanied by Miss Florrle Addi son and Ben Rhodes, motored to Charleston Sunday. Mrs. F. B. Folk accompanied Hr her daughters. Misses Sudle and Ruth‘and Master Hammett Folk, have been the guests of Dr and Mrs W. B. Ackerman. It will he of in terest to" their Colleton friends to know that Mr. and Mrs. Folk are now making Yarnviljp their kont**- - —OrtJ Mr. and Mrs. John I<ee of Monroe, N. and Mrs. M. A. McDaniel, of Augusta, and Mr. and Mrs R. W. McDaniel, of Hampton, and daught ers, Misses Roberta and Margaret; S. P. McDaniel and sons, of Beau fort. were guests of their kinsman, T. J McDaniel, from Saturday to ) Monday.