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VOL. 39. 6M) JURY IMRES ' ll MANY MATTKILS OF INTIillEST TO I’EOIM.E OF tm'MTY DIS- » j CUSSED 11Y GRAND JURY IN ITS FINAL PRESENTMENT. COMMISSIONER ULMER SCORED BY GRAND JURY Believes Death of George Smith Due I ' ' , . to Ranh Art of Mr. Ulmer—Othei' Convicts Should be Returned to Columbia. The Conrt * of General Sessions was concluded last Friday, follow ing a week in which very little was done. Witnesses could not be se cured, and cases were continued as a consequence, thereby putting.-the county to considerable expense'for nothing. The final presentment of the fcrand jury was handed in Wed nesday afternoon, late, and was a paper of considerable interest. It is published in full in this issue, and will be read with great interest, Rev Geo K S. S. CONVENTION AT REHOBOTH / . Sauday Sc hools of Sheridan juel > \ * » Glover Townships Will .t^ect * Sunday. WALTERBORO, S. G, WEDN ESDAY, MARCH 13, 1918. -b OF DEFENSE U S. REORMNIZED SmOAY PAR1T LEAVES /> ' ’ \ SPLENDID MEETING OF PKOIM t 5|%viNG FINISHED THE St RVEV Editor The Press and Standard: Please ^;ive me space for the fol- j lowing: There will he a convention of the Sunday schools of Sheridan J and Glower townships at Rehoboth church oh Sunday*, March 17. Each school in these townships is urged to send as many of its officers and teachers as can attend^this conven tion^ There will be a morning and afternoon session. Dinner ybeing served at the church. The following is the program: Convention will open, at 10:00 a. m. with a short short song and de votional service. . Address by Mr. W. W. Smoak on “Home Co-operation.” Address, "The Work of the Or ganized Class,” by Dr. R. S. Hailey. Open conference on “The Xeed.c of my School,V led by Miss Ida M. Fishburne. “What Can We do to Help Our Bbys?” Miss Tweedie Fickling. Adjournment for dinner. Afternoon Session. Afternoon session will open with song service at 2 o’clock. The Work of the Primary Depart ment, Mrs. H. S. Strickland. The Sunday School and Missions, INTERESTED HELD AT C<K L l HOUSE—ADDRESS RY REV. ».. R. Ml HUH ISON. . * ' ■ * PATRIOTIC SERVICES TO BE CONDUCTED SUNDAY I Farmers Will Be Urged to I^renM Crops of Food to be Planted, Cam |taign to be Waged Over the Com fy at Once. OK THIS TERRITORY Silt- YEYORS WILL GO TO OTHER POINTS IN THE STATE. MANY PREMIUMS NOT YET PAH) P ^ . ✓ * I. M. FUhbume, Treasurer of Colle ton County Fair A**<kciatlnn Wants to Pay Them. SOME TO ALLENDALE; OTHERS TO BARNWELL lg kf the j Surv ey Here Includes all of Colie- ton County—Shows Every Hoad, Building, Church, School and Oth er Valuable Information. withes first to thank His Honor presiding judge, for the e^c« conception of the duties of,the g jury as it secured it, froth mas over the county. The grand Jury went into many matters and show ed a desire to do their duty fully and fearlessly. Only one or two oases were dis posed of the latter part of the week. Monroe Padgett was speedily ac quitted on the charge of murder. It will be recalled that Mr. Padgett acidently killed young Miles Carter near Pine Grove school house In up per Colleton last fall while on a Joy ride. Padgett A Moorer represent ed Mr. Padgett, while W. D. Ben nett. Esq., assisted the solicitor. Alfred Henderspn pleaded guilty of violation of the prohibition law, and was sentenced to six months on the chaingang. five months beins suspended during good behavior. The presentment of the gran<^ Jufy follows: Presentment of the Grand Jury. The grand Jury in making thia Its final presentment for this term, wishes first to thank His Honor, the “ - —rellent grand masterly charge if His Honor on'the first day of the term. Never before, has it been our pleasure to listen to such an able presentation of the duties and responsibilities of grand jurors. This is the first term of court that Colleton ebunty has had the pleas ure of having as its presiding judge, His Honor, Edward Mclver, and we wish to congratulate the State upon thf elevation to the bench of this high-toned gentleman, able lawyer and conscientious publicist. The grand Jurors are too prone to con sider their position a sinecure, and this often results In failure of the grand jury to perform its functions properly for the- benefit of the coun ty. We are convinced that as a re sult of the outline of our duties by vour Honor, that tho preseat mem bership of the grand jury is alive to its opportunity, duty and responsi- billtv. end these will be performed by us in Just such measure as lies In our power to do. We believe that the charge of his Honor will result in great public good to Colle ton county and are convinced that not only the grand Jury, but the cit izens generally who heard the charge are more deeply Impressed with the responsibilities of citizenship. In this connection we also wish to thank the Solicitor and all of the court officials for the assistance which they have given us in the per formance of bur duties. We have passed upon all bills handed us by the Solicitor and have made reports thereon. We have also investigated / other matters which had not been called To oqr attention by the court •filcials. re- The Teacher With a Vision and a Purpose, W. E. Willis. Adjournment. Let me urge all delegates and Sunday school workers who will at tend (o be at Rehoboth at the open-, ing time If possible. / W. E. WILLIS, - . ., President. WILL. PUSH NEXT UBERTY LOAN Names of Persons Appointed In Col leton County to Ihish Next Liberty Loan Call. The following named persons will have charge of the campaign to be waged in the next Liberty Loan call, which It is expected will be made about April 1st. Walterboro—R. L. Fraser. E. T. H. Shaffer. Paul Sanders. Ruffin—H. D. Padgett, Jr., Robert Black, C. H. Breland. Lodge—B. K, Sanders, F. N. Jones, Alex Carter. Smoaks—W. H. Yarn, J. M. Hiers, F. J. Berry. * Court Common Pleas Begins March 25th The Spring term of the Court of Common Pleas will begin Monday, March 25, with Judge Edward. Me- Ivev presiding. The following is the jury drawn for one week: R. C. Jones. W. P. Ulmer, H. Mc Millan, T. M. Smith, y. S. Breland, B. H. Draifdy, C. J. Beach, H. A. Bailey, T. D. Raven el, Jeff Warren, A. Colson, P. G. Kearse, W. G. Hiers, N. F. Hlott, W. W. Martin. A. R. B. Smith, T. W. Beach. M. I. Rizer, J. ,M. Smith, Jr.. R. C. Mc Millan* ll. B. Hiers, Roland Hill, E. R. Caldwell, B! .0. Beach, T. S. Carter, J. M. Raysor, J. F. Kinard, H 8. Avant, Jimmie Fender, P. B. Bridge, J. P. Smith, T. L. Breland, I. M. Redish, W. W. Strickland, W. M. Fender, F. W. Stanley. The reorganization meeting Colleton county Council of D feti> • v> , vors cwho have been in this coun- was held Saturday at the court house. Rev., Hugh R. Mure ilson. the newly designated field age it for fhe State Council of Defence was present and assisted in the reor ganization, as well as deliver!] g an especially able address on wai con ditions and the work of the »un- dl. The attendance upon thia Meet ing was small, but those present were intensely Interested and went home with a determination to do their best to further the efforts of this country to win the war. • Plans were made for completing the^ organization by the designation of' chairmen for the school dtafkicts, the plan being to have a township chairman for each of the ten town ships, and one for Walterboro. In addition to this there ahall be a chairman for each school district, who shall report to the township chairman, and he to the countv chairman. The same organisation will be perfected for both men and women. W. W. Smoak. of Waiter- boro, is chairman for the county for the men; Miss Tweedie Fick ling, of Walterboro for the women. The first work to be undertaken at once by the council will be to urg-' the planting of food crops. A cam paign for the county is planned, and speeches will be made over the county with this end in vtear. „ At the meeting Saturday quite a num ber of prominent citizens of the county volunteered to make speeches in this campaign when and whera they might be cplled upon. The township chairmen will arrange for a aeries of meetings over the couh- ty, and a campaign will be conduct ed for the next two weeks, urging the farmers to increase the number of acres of food crops to be plant ed. % The reorganization meeting Sat urday was called to order at ll:06 o’clock by the county chairman, and opehed with pryar by Rev. S. R. Hope, pastor of the local Presbyter ian church. The first speaker on the program \was F. W. Risher, county food administrator, who told of the plant made by the food ad ministration. Mr. Risher is ,alao county farm ageint, and urged the necessity -of planting larger food crops. Miss Tweedie Fickling, county chairman for the women of the county, made a very helpful talk on the neces^fy of planting a war garden this year. Chairman E. Lad- son Fishburne, of the county Red Cross chapter, told of the splendid work being done by the Red Cross chapter at Walterboro and by the several auxiliaries over the county. Rev. Hugh R. Murchison. State field agent,/was then introduced and made ohe of the beet addresses The party of United States sur- v eyprf ty for the past three months, will leave tomorrow for other, points. A portion of these surveyors will .go to Allendale, and others to Barn well. where they will make a geoh*- giral survey of Barnwell county. The survey of Colleton count' - takes in the entire county and will he on several sheets. The Waiter- boro sheet, the Cottageville sheet, the Green Pond sheet, thfc Hender sonville sheet, the Smoaks sheet, and these may be obtained from the Director, U. S. Geological Survey. Department of the Interior, Wash ington, upon the. payment of 10 cents each sheet. These sheets will he ready In about one year, and they will be very valuable, showing e\ery road, building, school, church, and other data which will be worth a great deal.’ \ The surveying party have made numerous friends in this county who regret that they, must leave. Physical Examinations Will Be Continued The Jxtcal Board for Colleton County*will continue to m*ke phys ical examinations of all persons in Class 1, at the rate of 90 a week, dill all who are In that class hsve passed the examination. These ex aminations will be made 30 a day, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day of each week. Dr. L. M. Ptokex. Dr. H. M. Carter and Dr. J. C. von Lche are making these examina tions. - S' / —- Rev. W. T. Frasier, Is Negrro Chairman ' Rev. W.^T. Frasier, of Walter- boto, a prominent negro minister and speaker, has heeil designated chairman of the Colleton countv negro Council of Defense. He will begin at once the organization of the negroes of the county alons similar lines to the white Council of ■* Defense. Township chairmen will be appointed, and these will name chairman for school districts. Rev. Frasier is weir known over this and several other counties of the lower part of the State, and will bring to his work abundant energy and enthusiasm. KT. JV'DR’* CHURCH Rev. Wm. IE Guion. A. M., Rector. Service and sermon next Sunday at 11 a. m. and at 8 p. m. Sunday ful speaker and is filled with hiz subject. He urged the strict adher ence to the rules governing the Mfe of the citizen at home, as promul gated by the authorities in Washing ton,. He said we must have confi dence k> them and not indulge in -criticisms, because many times ♦ hose who criticise are not in po sition to know and consequently nf- Agent Risher to accompany him to f er criticisms which hindey Columbia to attend the meeting ofu^^, work of the officials in Wash- the State Live Stock association j -ncton. The patriotism of the men there Wednesdav and Thursday. w ^ 0 wohld “lay in” a supply of This is quite a compliment to Mas ter Hallum. Mr. Risher also announces that Hallum Smith and Harvey Spell will sugar when there was likely to be a shortage, was flayed by the speak er. as an evidence of the unpatriot ic profiteering one sees all around. R. Hallum Smith „ Attending Meeting Smoaks, March 12.—R. Hallum Smith, winner of the hoys honors last year in the boys corn clubs, having • raised 109 bushels of corn .... - on one acre at a cost of 28 cents ports of which will he ftimde at the | per bushel, was selected by County proper time. j* ' We have divided the grand jury into committees, in order that the work of the grand jury may be more effectively done, and the following is a list of the committees for the year 1918: ' * Committee on Office*--V. G. Mor- rali. A. V. Willis. J. E. Moore, J: C. Netth s. Jr.. T. R. Risher. ^ __ Committee on Education C I. Ithe Clemson College short course to 1 <lovwi hv the government rath- Cone. D B. Breland. T F. Addison, be held at the college during thej Pr than f orr .^j. nut he warned thai Committee on. Chain Gang—W./L. !summer. These two beys came out Brelapd. J. B. Crosby. H. D. Polk, (first and second last year. CrMnniittee on Roads and Bridges j » ' m G *; J n H t rk r r ’ J r K r if u7/Jn' H : Poland China Hogs Hiott. G- J. Cone. L. R. Hufson. ^ Committee on Poor Fsrf: —A. 0.. Smith J. F. Addison. J./. Preland. Committee on Public/Buildings Oporce Morris, j. E. /Moore, T- E- Risher In connection with the committees which the grand Jory has appointed, we will esteem R a great favor ana public service if your Honor will in struct us as to the duties which these committees should perform and wtR request that during school at 10 a. m. Lenten sgrylre erery ' Wednesday al- f:30 p. m. heard here in a long while on the Service on Good Friday at 11 a. m. work being done by the Council of Easter Sunday, 11a. m. and 8 p, m. Defense. Mr. Murchison is a force-‘ Services every first and third Sun day in eaeh month. Sunday school every Sunday. Everybody • is most cordially invited to come to theso services. \ The following is a list of the names bf persons who ha\e not been paid premiums to which they are entitled because of awards for ex hibits at the fair last fall. I. M. Fishburne, treasurer of the Colle ton County Fair Association wishes it stated that cheeks' have been made out 'and are awaiting a cali for them or a knowledge of the postoffice address of the winners: x Ford Riehards'on, Ruby IHly, Mrs. J. K. Likes, Pauline Thomas, Mrs. Elizabeth Saunders, Rembrandt Kinsey, Mrs. May Wiggins, Milton Woods, Dan Woods, Mrs. C. A. Wil liams. Jr.. Mrs. T. M. Riley, George Ramsey,- Z. D. Robertson. Lifczto Roberts, Mrs. G. M. Riley, Mrs. Dol- lle Patterson, Verna Polk. Mrs. Par ris, H. Snider, Mrs. J. K. Mason. Annie Mason. Adelaide Mason, Kelly Mason, Cynthia Mason, Miss Mir- iana Kittles, Mrs. R. R. LeGare. Murray Martin. H. R. Kittles, Mrs* R. E. Jackson, Mrs. Robt. Butler, J. S. Baxter, Mrs. McFail, Luclle Fripp, Eunice Forbec, William Fripp, Max Browning, Nancy Evans, Wilton Ellis, Mrs. Stella Buchanan, Ivey Dean, Mrs. S. V. Alston, Miss Sinnle Dean, H. H. Bowers. R. H. WICHMAN . IS APPOINTED County Delegation Recommends Him ' J*;. as Member of State Council of Defense From This County. The Colleton delegation recently recommended R. H. Wichman as the member of the State Council of .De fense from Colleton county, under the law recehtly- enacted by the legislature, giving each county the right to have one member of the State Council of Defense. Mr. Wich man is a prominent busIneM man and farmer of the county. He Is president of the Farmers and Mer- chantf) Bank of Walterboro, and senior mejnber of the firm of A. Wichman A Son. be the two representatives frem the,j} 0 government wished vol- bovs cori* clubs of this county at vntary obedience to the principles For the woman's Council of De fense, Miss Fickling has appointed the following ladies: Bells--Mrs. A. A. Herndon, Ruf fin. , \ Blake -Mrs. S. A. Marvin, White Hall. Broxton Mrs. W. D. Berrjy Lodge. „ / Fraser Mrs. A. M. / Garvin, Jack- if the wishes ami warning of those who were in position to kno,w sere not heeded it might he necessary to use force. The following are the township} Warren Miss J» r avorite 3t nmOJIKS chairman appointed by th*» co^ntv]Pmoaks. Mrs! B, sonboro. Glover tageville. Heyward White Hall Lowndes Wiggins. Sheridan Mu*. Rounia, Vefdior Mrs | Walter bore Mrs. A. V.. Willi*. Cot- Mrs. J. M. Speights. Mrs. G. Sweat. Service Flag: for High School The Junior Red Cross auxiliary of the Walterboro high school now ha? a membership of 151 pupils. Each pupil has paid the membership fee of 25 cents,'and has secured a Red Cross button. One of our In teresting problems is the making of our school service flag to be kept in the auditorium. Each star will rep resent one of our school hoys no* In shrvice. We also expect to post this roll of honor in the school. The seventh grade hoys have handed in the following list of names. Any reader who can add names to {his roll will please hand them In in writing before Friday of th!8 week to Miss S^rah Kohn. Any boy who has attended the Walterboro High school and Is now in service is en titled to enrollment. \ With the Colors. Bavnard Arnett. Guy Sanders, Post ell Witsell, Willie Witseil, Wit- lie Fripp. Vernon Padgett, Clyde Padgett, Stephen Crosby, Robert Bowers^ John D. Murray. Jaauu Jackies, Harold Butler, Dan Ander son, Ixitney Johnson, Cephus Col son, Harold Fripp, James deTre- ville, John Bailey, Witsell Ander son. Luther Bailey, Peterman von- Lehe, John Smith, Williams Pad gett, Hart Williams, Roper Larson, Franklin Davis, Fritz Smith. God frey Hyrne, Edgar Johnson, Harold Hyrne, Joe Vinclcney. *■ NO. 27. ms OF C0UI1Y TO RE1DE0ISSISH ;. ' . * ‘ A % OF FOOD PRODUCTION TO BR CONDUCTED IN CHURCHEM THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. 41 CAMPAIGN FOR MORE FOOD CROPS PLANNED Several Pastors Have Already Ar ranged for Services Sunday Morn ing and Evening—Some Volunteer Speakers W ill Attend. ‘ . % Several miniater* who were Been early this week havq already ar ranged for patriotic services Sun day and will Join, enthusiastically In the food production campaign to be waged In this county within the next Jwo weeks. Letters have been addressed to all ministers having churches in this county, urging the importance of their joining in with the county Council of Defense to push the campaign for food «*on- aervatlonr. Rev; J. W. Hilton* who has charge of the Baptist church at Henderson ville, and Rev. J. B. Prosser, have agreed to unite and hold Joint aer- vices at the Baptist church Sunday night. W. W. Smoak, chai"*"sn of the county Council of Defense, ’ been Invited to he- present and pre sent the food production and food conservation plans. The morning service of Rev. J. B. Prosser will he held at Ebenezer, and E. L. Fishburne, Esq., has been invited to deliver the addrees there Rev. Walter Black will hold ser vices at Pine Grove Sunday morn ing and at Shiloh in the afternoon. At both of these meetings Hugo S. Strickland has been invited to make addresses. Col. Jaa. O. Padgett will go with Rev. J. iM. Craven to his aopoln*- ments at Oak Grove apd at Redons Sunday morning and/afternoon re spectively. Other appointments will doubt less be made, and It Is expected that all the ministers of the county will join heartily in this campaign, and will' arrange for patriotic services, and urgfe the importance of the peo ple’s planting an abundance of fool crops. This matter is in defense of the religions of the people. Should Germany win the war, there would doubtless he tittle chance to continue the worship of God according to tip tenets of the faith of the people, so mything done nosr to win fhe ear will me.-t v'th th • sanctijn if th«- fUinisteit; * ? the Gospel. 8ry mlMstor wshin'' the services p( any vr»t ii.t.-rj gpeakei, and anv speaker wishing to volunteer -for service. Is urged to notlf.* *he chair man of the county Council of De fense. ***;!:**«******« * LODGE FUNERAL OF MRS. ANDERSON E. T. Hiers. The funeral of Mrs. Mary J. An derson, who died at Walterboro Wednesday morning of last week, vyas held at the Circular Congrega- tloftal church. Charleston. Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rc.v. George E. Paddock officiated. The follow ing gentlement*acted as pallbearers* Messrs. Harvey Welch. Dr. C. R. Aimnr. J. D. Muller. John 1,. Luca'sT Louis W. Redd. ■\V‘. W Wragg. T1 * interment was made in the family lot at Magnolia cemetery by Funeral 1 ’..lector John McAlister. 4 ^ ^ Smoaks, March 12.—-Tt seems that the Poland Chinn hog is com ing in for a share of the popularity formerly given the Duroc at this place. Quite a few of the leading farmers of this} section were present at the sale In Orangeburg Saturday and returned with some very fine ch%?i man: Bell* J. C. Welch. Stok^ Broxton — W. 0.' joqea. Lodge. Blake E. A. Marvin, Green Pond. Fraser -H. Hodges. Jacksonhoro. Glover,—B. *H. Willis. Cottage ville. H. R. Stsickland. mma Jane Tarn. G. Prlc*>. • Walterboro WaU^rboro. The followtmr 1 Will j^o/istitute the count* executive committee: J{. H. Wichman. county member Stats council. Walterboro; F. W. Risher. farm demonstration agent. HeVward---T. S. Boynton, Whitie Walterboro; Miss Tweedie Ficklini*. Hall. R: F. D. Lowndes—J. M. Taylor, Wiggins. Sheridan—Dr. B. G. Willis. Cof- this!bred gilts of this breed. The aver- term, your Honor will giVe us the (age price paid was about 1100, and 1 tageville. benefit of such instructions. hogs ’brought home are splendio I Verdler- L. E. Hill, Walterboro. Automobile Gxmge License. (.specimens of the breed. The fol- We wish to c?n attention of the , lowing purchased sows: F. J. Ber- —■■■ — . — |ry, 2; W. M. Durham. L. F. Ber- Iry, 1; J. S. May, X. (Continued on Page Seven.) R. F. D. Warren—W, H. Yarn. Smoaks. Walterbocp—JE. T. H. Shafer, Walterboro. - home demonstration agent, Walter boro: H. S. Strickland, countv sup erintendent of education. Walter- Koro: B. L. Fishburne, chairman Red Cross. Walterboro; Col. Jas. 0. Padgett. State senator, Walterboro; Hon. John C. Goodwin, represunta- tive, Smoaks; W. W. Smoak, county chairman, Walterboro. Il l CAROLINA I^FFTRIRK Inn Caroline, the five weeks old daii -iiter ef Mr. and Mrs. R. M. ; Jefferies, died after a brief attack of .pneuinor*b» Thursday, The fun eral was held at th«Ar residence Frl-| day morning at 11 o’clock, being; conducted by Rev. S. R. Hope and Rev. J. P. Graham. Quite a few /riend* of the family attended the funeral services, and accompanied the body to Live Oak cemetery*, where interment was had. The sin cere sympathy of their friend* goes out to the bereaved family. Laifrie E. Beach, of Camp Sevier, was at home, for a few days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Beach. ***-k***** # ^|i * * * * Spring Is near at hand and the farmers in this section are ver'* busy preparing for another crop. Our Sunday school at Carters Ford Is earrjing a good enrollment now, after somewhat short attendance*on account of the severe winter, and hope that our Sunday school will continue iajti'ow ttOdecAhe manage ment of our able and .efficient sup erintendent, H. A. Cummings. There was a large crowd at Car ters Ford Sunday, but It was very much disappointed on account of there being no preaohing as the pas tor, Rev. McCuen, was called away to conduct a funeral. L. A. Hiers, of Bamberg, visited relatives at Lodge last Sunday. Mrs. G. F. Hiers and soil. Felder, have returned home after spending a few days with relatives at Ashton. Mrs. J. \V. Copeland, of Ehrhardt, spent Sunday very pleasantly at th* home of her brother. J. B. Bishop. Miss Thelma Hiers has returned, home after spending a few day* with her sister, Mrs. R. R. Milev. at Walterboro. George McMillan and Ham Car ter, of Ehrhardt. w*ere pleasant vis itors at the home of J. B. Milev Sundayi * Ilenrv Bryan, of Ruffin, visited at tho hoi** of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Carter Sunday. G. F. Hiers made a business trl;) to SmbnkV Saturday. Walter Herndon, of Ruffin, pas« ed through town Sunday eo mu** to Bamberg. Misses Vera arfd Mae Bishon vK- Vod their aunt. Mrs. W M C-irter. Saturday afternoon. William Copeland, of Ehrhardt, i* a pleasant visitor at Lodge every Sunday.’ Must be some attraction, ehf We are glad to re,port that Mrs. W. M. Carter is rapidly improving after several weeks illness of pneu monia. Little Miss Bessie Lee Hiers vis ited at the home of her uncle, J. B. Bishop, Sunday. F. J. Berry, a prominent business man of Smoaks. was in Walterboro last wazAlr rt n Kttalvtoaa