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V>OL XXXIL KIN6STREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1917. NO. 16
j ">TO CURB FOOD
I SPECULATORS.
I ML HOOVER SHOWS THAT GOVI
KRNMENTAL ACTION IS NEEDED
I . FOR SUCCESS OF THE WAR.
| Washington,June 10?While both
I : branches of Congress continued desAiltory
debate on the government's
-food control bill today Herbert C
. Hoover,foodadministrator.spentfour
tea hours at the capitol emphasizing to
m a score of Senators gathered informW
lally.the vital importance of the legisB
, lation to success in the war.
- | Under sharp and argumentative
I questioning by a group headed by
K I Senators Gore, Reed and Fardaman,
p I opposing the legislation, Mr Hoover
I I outlined his plans for conserving tho
I I nation's food supply,increasing proI
flAwtion and cutting off the excessive
yf* profits of speculators. He did not
f Conclude and will return to the Senate
Friday for further examination
/! in an effort to clear up congressional
and public misconceptions and hasten
action.
f The Senate had only a brief discus^
sion of the bill and recessed until tomorrow.
Senator Chamberlain an
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a. \ nounced it would be kept continuously
before the Senate until disposed of,
b \ and the Senators would be pressed
I Do Not Wail
1 to order Screens,
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to expedite debate and action.
With but a handful of members
attending house debate continued un,
til late tonight. Opposition there appeared
to be waning,and it is hoped
. to complete general debate there tomorrow.
Food conditions which face the ali
lies and this country were frankly
and fully explained by Mr Hoover,
i Without government food control,he
'! said,success in the war may be imper|
iled. Such control to a great degree
' I in actual administration, he explained,
I will be voluntary and not enforced,ef :
fected by "mobilization of the spirit
I of self-denial and self-sacrifice" in
1! preventing w.ste of foodstuffs,
j That the rationing or other enI
forced regulation of the American
1! dinner table is proposed was denied
by Mr Hoover. Also,he said,requisitioning
of factories or regulation of
wages are not contemplated and excision
of war profits in the distribution
of food largely by voluntary cooperai
tion of business interests involved is
I the prime object of the bill,
i Four basic measures of food control
planned,Mr Hoover said,are export
regulation, control of distribution,
including speculation,mobilization
of America's women and men in
a campaign for economy and against
waste.and participation of the States
> in administration work.
t until Summer
Prices are much
workmanship not
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high grade
DOOR SCREENS
astonishingly low
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the assurance of
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snip ana superior
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ARDWARE IT WILL "STRIKE
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THAT THE BIG ORGANIZARE
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I Federal commissions to control
j wheat,sugar and a few other "prime
commodities" by regulation of production,
storage and transportation
and sale are contemplated, he said,
but instead of injuring farmers as
some have claimed, these things will
benefit both producers and consumers
without curtailment of middlemen's
normal and fair profits.
Asserting that the Allies' food sup
ply will be 40 per cent deficient even
with America's food surplus assisting,
Mr Hoover said the deficiency
must be made up by sacrifice abroad
and economy here. A saving of six
cents a day per capita in this country,
he declared,would save $2,000,- j
000,000, while a 20 per cent saving
in flour would give 100,000,000 bushels
more to the Allies,
In this connection he told the Senators
that speculators in flour alone
have taken $50,000,000 a month from
the American public during the last
five months.
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Washington,June 20?Debate continued
today in some branches, with
the House again sitting until late at
night to close general debate with a
view of proceeding under the fiveminute
rule tomorrow and taking a
, final vote by Saturday. In the Senate
there was serious discussion,with lar,
ger attendance. The amending stage
probably will be reached there next
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week after the measure as it passes
the House is substituted for the Senate
draft. Ultimate enactment of the
legislation in some form is conceded
even by its opponents and Senator
Chamberlain said tonightit was possible
it would be finally enacted by July 1.
Senator Kenyon, Republican,occupied
most of the day in the Senate
in support of the bill. He emphasized
the necessity for broad government
control of foodstuffs as a war
I measure,defended the bill's constitutionality,
and flayed speculators,
whom he characterized as"highwaymen
and allies of the Kaiser.
"If this thing is going on?the
cornering of food and fuel,"he said,
"we are going to have hunger and
bread riots in this country, or something
worse."
Two Billion Feet of Timber.
Two billion feet of lember will be
needed by the Government during
the next twelve months for war purposes.according
to official estimates.
Of this sum 400,000,000 feet are
expected to go into the 250 wooden
cargo-carrying ships to be built by
the Emergency Fleet Corporation of
the United States Shipping Board
during the next year and a half. Sixteen
army cantonments will use up
another half billion feet,200,000,000
feet are needed for training quarters
and at least 120,000,000 for aviation
camps.
This may be a steel age,but nevertheless
both army and navy still use
enormous quantities of wood,none of
which they can spare or save in war
time. Army wagons,gun stocks,tent
poles,army cots,packing boxes,crates
and barrels for supplies, artillery,
dock and pier material,trench lining
and mine timbers are a few of the
uses enumerated by the Lumber Commission
of the Council of National
Defense for which increasing quantities
of wood will be required.
Four billion feet of timber ip reck
oned as about 5 per cent of the total
annual lumber production of the
United States. If the war lasts the
percentage will be increased.
A glance at figures like these, if
they applied to Germany, would re.
suit in the quiet.methodic assignment
of an extra corps of German experts
to grapple with problems of conservation
and reforestation. Need American
foresight and efficiency in this
direction be less?
Why not help your friend win the
Piano? $1250 worth of tickets given
'for current purchases if you buy
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Hnrf.Wannamaker Wedding.
Cheraw. June 19?The First Baptist
church was the scene on Tuesday
evening of one of the most beautiful
weddings ever witnessed in Cheraw,
when Miss Marion Virginia Hurt,
daughter of the Rev and Mrs W E
Hurt,became the bride of Mr James
Henry Wannamaker. Preceding the
ceremony Miss Mary Frances Kibler
of Newberry rendered several beautiful
selections on the violin, accompanied
by Miss Florence Shaw of
Sumter at the piano.
To the strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march the bridal party entered.
The pages, Teddy Duvall and Henry
Hurt, entered first and opened the
gates. Next came the ushers,Edward
Hurt,Edwin Malloy,Herbert Wannamaker
and Howard Duvall, followed
by the flower girls,little Misses Margaret
Watts and Lou Esther Maynard.The
ringbearer.McIver Wannamaker,carried
the ring on a tray of
sweet peas. The bridesmaids, Misses
niofnr nf fKo KriHt' Fill OP
DCIIC HUll, OIOW1 Ul >uv
Wannamaker, sister of the groom.
Helen Ray of Monroe, N C, and Lillian
Blackwell of Darlington next entered.
The bride,leaning on the arm
of her brother, Hartwell Hurt, was
met at the altar by the bridegroom,
and his best man, J Lesesne Craig.
The impressive ring ceremony was
performed by the Rev W E Hurt,father
of the bride and pastor of the
church. During the ceremony "To a
Wild Rose"was softly played by Miss
Kibler on the violin, with piano accompaniment
by Miss Shaw. The
bridal party left the churcn to tne
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march.
The bride was beautiful in her wedding
grown of white satin and chiffon
with silver lace trimmings. She carried
a bouquet of bride roses and
wore as her only ornament a pearl
crescent, the gift of the groom. The
bridesmaids wore white net with
tulle sashes, hats and slippers to
match the shades of the sweet peas
which they carried in baskets. The
church was tastefully decorated in
pink and white hydrangeas,Southern
smilax and fern and candles.
Immediately after the ceremony
Mrand Mrs Wannamakerleftonaten |
days' trip to the mountains of North
Carolina and Tennessee, after which
they will be at home in Cheraw.
The bride is one of Cheraw's most
charming adopted daughters, the
family having moved here from
Kingstree about a year ago, and is a
graduate of Greenville Woman's college.
The groom is a popular and
successful young: business man and is
cashier of the Merchants' & Farmers'
bank.
Those attending the wedding from
Kingstree were Rev: and Mrs G T
Harmon, Miss Louise Barr and Mr
A M Gordon, Jr. 1
Desirable Property for Sale
Most desirable Kingstree
dwellincr. with 8 rooms and
bath, electric lights and water.
Two-room servant
house. Situated on 1-acre
lot, on Academy street; So.
1 block from Main. Apply to
Mrs. BsrAa S. Wolfe.
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Distinguished Speaker Coming.
Several weeks ago it was announced
in The County Record that
the Progressive Farmer would send
a distinguished speaker to Kingstree
at a date to be published later, for
the purpose of addressing the farmers
of the community. Mr N F
Thompson, we are advised, will fill
this appointment tomorrow (Friday)
night at the court house and the
public is urged to attend". The fact
that Mr Thompson is being sent out
by the Progressive Farmer, permits
of no questioning as the importance
of his visit to Kingstree.
Hymeneal.
Miss Annie McCutchen was married
to Mr H 0 Welch at the home
of the bride's stepmother, Mrs Julia
McCutchen, Tuesday evening at 8:30
o'clock. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev G T Harmon, of
the Methodist church here. The
wedding was a quiet affair and was
attended only by a few intimate
friends and relatives of the contracting
parties. The groom is a popu
lar young business man. ana is connected
with the Williamsburg Live
Stock Co. The bride is a charming
young lady and has been employed
as bookkeeper for several years by
the Peoples Mercantile Co.
Death of Lonnie Hanna.
Mr Lonnie Hanna,a farmer living
near Kingstree,died at his home Sunday,
after having suffered for some
time from tuberculosis. About two
years ago Mr Hanna married Miss
Mamie Perkins, bookkeeper for the
Farmers'Supply Co,here. Interment
was made Monday afternoon.
T?n<v1anrl onH TTronf?o sro PnnsiHpr
inj? steps not only to take reprisals
for the German raids,but to prevent
those raids.
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7
HOOVER SENDS OUT APPEAL.
i Asks Clergymen t6 Preach Agalaat
i the Waste of Food.
J Washington, June 17:?Coopera1
tion with the department of agriculture
in impressing upon the people
of the country for the "largest
J possible production of food and the
: smallest quantity of waste," was
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urgeu uy nerueri, nuuvci tuuay tu
a letter to 200,000 clergymen of vavarious
denominations, distributed
through the Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ in America.
Ail pastors are requested to preach
on food conservations Sunday, July
l,and to endeavor to interest religious
and civic bodies in a food saving
campaign.
"In such a time as this," wrote.
Mr Hoover, "the people naturally
j turn to the church. It will be a
I calamity to the nation and to the
! churches if their chosen ministers
neglect to exercise their proper
leadership in the great cause of
feeding a world in need, for the
world is In want of food."
Twelve Years for Brace.
Dillon, June 15:?The case of the
State vs C G Bruce for alleged embezzlement
of county fund9 was concluded
this morning and went to the
jury about noon. After about two
hours' deliberation he was found
guilty on thirteen counts, and Judge
Spain sentenced him to twelve years
at hard labor in the State penitentiary.
Another bill of indictment has
been handed out by the grand jury
nopinflt- Rrnre. former Auditor, and
Will Mclnnis, former Treasurer, of
Dillon county.
Why not help your friend win the
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for current purchases if you buy
trade book. 5-14-2t
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