Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MBOf/lUM NVMEItOrs ENLIST? MENTS. Qsfjt, WUIbi O. Pence Spend* Sunday m City Rcceiting Men for Training Qunp% Cnpt. Willi? 0. Paace of thsUnrted Statee Army spent Sunday In the city receiving applications from men anx? ious to enlist In the Officers' Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, (la. There ware a goodly number of applicants received during the day and about 15 men were examined and passed by the surgeons odd enlisting officer. Capt Peace advised those who were enlisting for the camp to take with them something which they could Wear ae a uniform for first two or three weeka in camp, as It was doubt? ful If there would be sufficient unl ns for all the men in the camp at least a month after It opened. te also advised that the men tako WUh tbem a good heavy blanket and auch requisites In the way of toilet ar? ticles and wearing apparel as they would need during the first few weeks, er during their entire stay, in camp. BIO STELL CAPTURED. Raid Made on Blockade Outfit In Cherokee. Oaffney. May 5.?Sheriff Thomas, accompanied by two of his deputies end Police Chief Lemmonds, yester? day captured a distillery about seven Hies south of Oaffney. The outfit was of about SO gallons capacity. rations had been made for manufac? turing whiskey. The officers destroy? ed about 100 gallons of beer. Evi? dently the operators had received in? formation *hat the raid was in pro? gress as the worm and other acces? sories had been removed before the officers' arr val. Dixslneee, vertigo (blind staggers), selltw complexion, flatulence are gymptoms o' a torpid liver. No one can ? feel well while the liver Is Inactive. Harbins la a powerful liver stimu? lant. A doie or two will cause all bilious symptoms to disappear. Try it. Price BOc. Sold by Blbert's Drug ?sera.?Addi? tions had not begun, but prepa HELD ON temotS CHARGE. Negro Boys Arrested Friday Night in H. W. W atles' Store. Three small negro boya were ar? rested Friday night In H. W. Watles' store on West Liberty street, where they were enjoying candy and other eatables. The boys had broken into L. J. Jefferson's cook shop through the window and from his place they cut a hole through the wall into Watles' store. The same boys had several nights previously, according to their own confession, broken into Jefferson's place and stolen all of the foodstuff they could find. Friday night before breaking into Jefferson's place they had broken Into the W. H. Cobb Five and Ten Cent store and stolen a large quantity, of stuff. They had piled the goods back of the store and expected to take it off some time later in the night When they were arrested they admit? ted breaking into the ten cent store and told where the gods were, about fifty dollars' worth being recovered by the officers, Messrs. Barwlck, Ward and Lawrence, who made the arrest. The three boys were turned over to Magistrate Moore to be held for trial on the charge of housebreaking and larceny. Saturday Mlnto Peterson and Geo. Sanders were arrested by police offi? cers on the charge of stealing sacks from C. C. Moore'8 store. The sack? were found at H. Coplan's junk shop. These boys were also turned over to tho magistrate on the charge of housebreaking and larceny. Emma Bradley, alias Jane Wilson, was tried Saturday on the charge of petty larceny, she having stolen about fifteen chickens, according to the evi? dence against her. At least this many chickens were recovered. All of the chickens have been Identified and claimed. In the whole field of medicine there is not a healing remedy that will re? pair damage to the flesh more quickly than Ballard's Snow Liniment. In cuts, wounds, sprains, burns, scalds and rheumatslm. Its healing and pen? etrating power is extraordinary. Price 25c, 60c and 11.00 per bottle. Sold by Slberfs Drug 8tore.?Advt._ 9mm NstftonaJ Baak of Sooth Carolina, at Sum tor, In the State of South Car REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF Wo. 1M44. - The National Bank of South Carolina, at Burnt er, In the State of South Car oftiaa, at the Close of Bualneaa, on May lat, 1917. RESOURCES: 1 * Loam and discount* (except those shown on > ^*wd .$909.501.77 Heaea^ 4 Notes und bills redlscounted (see item 54) .... 48,302.33 8 G1,1 i) 0.11 I. Overdrafts, eecured, 9691.35; unsecured, $713.86 1,405.21 4. a Customer's liability account of "Acceptances" executed by this bank.'. 15,000.00 I. U. 8. Bonde: a U. fl. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value). 50,000.00 8. Bonds, securities, etc.: e Securities other than U. 8. bonds (not includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged. ?. 5,030.45 T. Stocka, other than Federal Reserve bank stock . 6,310.00 I. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (SO per cent of subscription). .... 9,750.00 t. a Value of banking house. 37,023.01 10. Furniture and fixtures. 4,109.10 II. Real estate owned other than banking house. .. 8,825.00 11 a Net amount dus from approved reserve agents In New York, Chicago, and St Louts. 6,595.88 b Net amount due from approved reserve agents In other reserve cities. 14,4 27.09 21,022.97 11. Net smount due from banks and bankers (oth? er than Included in 12 or 20). 10,531.CG II. Other checks on banks in the same City or town ae reporting bank. 3,917.15 b Fractional currency, nickels and cents. 1,008.69 ?7. Notes of other national banks. 1,455.00 88. Lawful reserve in vault and net amount due from Federal Reserve Bank. 45,053.00 II. Redemption fund with U. 8. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer. 2,500.00 Total. $1,090,141.31 bLIABILITIES: Capital stock paid in. .. 200,000.00 Surplus fund. 125,000.00 IV a Undivided profits. $63.655.71 b Less current expenses. Inter est & taxes paid 9,055.28 51.000. t:; 18. circulating notes outstanding. 50,000.00 11. Net amount due to banks and bankers (other than included in 29 or 30). 7.429.34 ft. Dividends unpaid. 41.00 Demand deposits: fcl. Individual deposits subject to check. I77.93t.tl it. Certificates of deposit due In less than 30 days . 9,618.05 1*. Certified checks. 177.80 ?. Cashier's checks outstsnding. 1,311.17 '? Total demand deposits, Items 33. 34, 35, 36. 87. II. II. 40, and 41 . 288,775.10 Time deposits (payable after HO days, or subject to 18 days or more notice): ?1. Certificates of doposit. 91.029.7? 44. Other time deposits. Ill.lfl.ll Total of time deposits, Items 42, 43 and 41 141,111.14 11. a Acceptances executed for custo mers. 15,000.00 Total. $1.090,141.31 14. Liabilities for rediscount. Including those with Federal F.eserve Bank . 48,302.31 WTAVm OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of 8umter, ss. X F. E. Hlnnant, Cadiiur of the abovo named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is truo to the best of my knowledge and bc mmt F. E. HINXANT. Cashier, fhibserlhed and sworn to befor? me this 7th day of May, 1917. R. la Edmund Notary Public. Correct Attest: it. J. BLAN.D, ISAAC SCHWARTZ. C. G. ROWI.AND, Directors. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. The Grow Food or Go Hungry Cam? paign is Going Forward Steadily and Gaining Momentum Every Week. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Sumter County Committee of Public Safety was held in the Cham? ber of Commerce at 11 o'clock this morning with an attendance of more than fifty members of the various township committees. Reports were received from all townships, save Providence, showing increasing interest and systematic work everywhere. As time passes the gravity of the situation and the necessity of each man doing his part to make food for himself and a sur? plus to support the non-farming ele? ment of the population of the coun? ty is being more seriously realized. The acreage of food crops has been in? creased and will be added to by the planting of additional acreage in corn after wheat and oats. In addition to the enlarged acreage devoted to all kinds of food crops greater attention is being paid to the cultivation and fertilization of these crops, and the belief was expressed by all of the com? mittee that, granting a normal sea? son and sufficient rainfall the yield of corn, peas, potatoes, rice, etc., as well as truck will be much greater per acre than usual. The sentiment is that the people are in deadly earn? est and are doing all that they can with the means at their command to safeguard the future of Sumter coun? ty insofar as the food supply Is con? cerned. The detailed crop survey of State burg township was reported complet? ed and will be turned in to the sec? retary to be tabulated on Monday. The survey of Manchester township has been partially completed and will be finished within the next week or ten days. A partial survey of Mld dleton township has been made, prac? tically every farm having been visited by a member of the committee and the data will be compiled as soon as possible. This work is under way in the other townships and the data will! be tabulated on standard forms that the committee will prepare and send out early next week. The m?st interesting arid helpful feature of the meeting today was the general discussion by the various members of various phases of the work. There was evidence of a hearty and growing interest in the work, which seems to expand In scope and to call forth the best efforts of the members as they carry It for? ward. Mr. J. M. Brogdon, of the Concord township committee, brought before the committee the matter of food hoarding and speculation in staple provisions by local capitalists, some of whom have been and are buying up luge quantities of flour, sugar and other articles and putting them in storage against the time of higher prices, when they can reap a large profit on the necessities of those peo? ple who have not the money to buy provisions for several months' needs at one time. He stated that this foo:! speculation is not only prevalent here but in all sections of the South, as well as in the North and West, and that it has created an artificial con? dition, an unnecessary food shortage and unreasonable advance in price, not warranted by actual conditions in the provision market. The matter was generally discussed and equally as generally condemned, but the opin? ion was expressed that the Federal government would shortly take up this matter and deal with it and the speculators here as well as through? out the country in a manner that would quickly bring them to terms and discourage such unpatriotic and grasping methods. Another matter of great interest was brought before the meeting by Mr. C. J. Jackson, of Statcburg town? ship. He said that there had been mere or less inquiry as to the dispo? sition that would be made of the vel? vet bean crop that the people have been urged to plant, and that there seemed to be considerable doubt as to the value of velvet btans, To show that Velvet beans are of great value as a eat tie food and that there will be a demand for them, he rein ted the re? sult of a test he had ntly made with velvet bean meal in fattening beef eattle for market. The facts were as follows: On February 9th he purchased tight head of grade beef type cattle and fed them for seventy-six days, using velvet bean meal Instead of cotton seed meal, with eotton seed hulls and bay as roughage. They re? ceived no other concentrated feed save velvet bean meal, except for a few days when the supply of velvet bean meal ran out, they were fed on corn meal. The rattle weighed when put on feed 5,700 pounds and gained din? ing 7? days 2.2(H), weighing when sidd 7,920 pounds. The cattle COOf when bought I 1-2 cents per pound for seven of them and 0 cents for one. the total cost being $::i feed consumed during the cents tor 7.HO. Tljic 7C dfljya cist $228.36, the total cost of cattle and feed being $545.86. They were sold at 10 cents per pound for $792.00. The net profit was $246.14, no account being taken of the value of the manure, this Item more than of setting the cost of attention. An itemized statement of the trans? action follows: Purchase price of S head cattle j (5,700 lbs).$. .317.50 j Hulls. 24.00 j Hays. 20.00 i Corn. 42.00 I Velvet bean meal. 142.36 $545.86 Cattle sold (7,920 lbs.) at 10c $792.00 Net gain . $246.14 Mr. Jackson said that, in all his ex? perience in feeding cattle he had nev? er obtained as good results and that In his opinion velvet bean meal was superior to any other feedstuff for fattening cattle. That it made quick? er gains and the cattle could eat more of it without bad results than cotton seed meal, and therefore they could be forced and put into shape for marketing in less time. It. W. Westberry reported on his work among the colored farmers dur? ing the past two weeks, showing much progress and good results in all sections of the county. The committee adjourned to meet on May 19th. May be Wanted for Crime. Rural Policeman Alex Norris early this week arrested a negro boy who gave his name as Frank Scott, but failed to give any definite account of himself. The boy was sent to the gang for thirty days on a vagrancy charge The segro gave different names and places as his home to nearly everybody who talked to him and acted in a manner which led the officer to believe that he had either escaped from a jail or chaingang somewhere, or that he was wanted on some charge of crime and was trying to dodge his pursuers. Gen. Garlington on Staff of Gen. Scott. Washington, May 4.?Brig. Gen. Er? nest Garlington, formerly of South Carolina, recently retired from the army after a distinguished career, has been called back into the service. To? day he was directed to begin active duty again and will be on the staff of Gen. Scott in this city. Marriage. Mr. J. E. Coker and Mrs. A. C. Wright of Sumter were married Wed? nesday in his office by Clerk of Court j H. L. Scarborough. Plants .'or Distribution. The Chamber of Commerce has re? ceived from Mr. T. M. Bradley for free distribution one thousand to? mato plants and five hundred beet plants, and from Mr. A. R. Bobbitt seven hundred tomato plants. if the National Guard is sent to France as the first contingent of tli^ American army it will make a record that will reflect credit upon Amer? ica. Man for man the National Guard is as good as the regular army and with proper training do as good service as the Canadian troops serv? ing with the British army. Sumter is sending her full quota of men to the officers' training camp at Fort Oglethorpe. This county in war and in peace can be depended up? on to do its full public duty. -o Quite a number of negroes, men and women, left for Northern cities Saturday and Sunday. No reliable figures are obtainable as to the num? ber of negroes that have left Sumter county since the Northern migration started last fall, but a well informed negro estimates the number to be in excess of 2'>0. A few automobiles arc wearing the new State license tags. All cars must be registered before July 1st as no unregistered cars will be permitted on the highways after that date. The pupils of the city public schools are taking a great deal of Interest in their gardens. The Cham? ber of Commerce very kindly sent five hundred packets of seed a few days ago for distribution. There has been through the Civic League dis? tribution of plants, and individuals arc now lending plants. If there is anyone who has plants that he would like to distribute though the primary grades. If be will notify the principal of this department) Miss McLean, she will be pleased to send for them. When the baby takes too much food the stomach turns: the result Is indigestion, sourness and vomiting. Frequently the bowels are involved and there is rolle palm and diar? rhoea. McOee's Baby Rllxlr Is q grand corrective remedy for the stomaeii and bowel disorders of ba? bies. It ?pis pure, wholesome and pleasant bp take. Price 25c and 50c. per bottle, Bold by Slbcrfs Drug Store.?AUvt. WANTS WOMEN EMPLOYEES. Naval Clothing Factory at Charleston Offers Work for MO Women. The United States Naval Clothing factory, at the Navy Yard, Charleston, S. CM requires immediately live hun? dred young ladies, as operators of power driven sewing machines. It is hoped that you will give the govern? ment's need, in this respect, such prominence in the next edition of your newspaper as will insure the attention of those in your community, who may be interested. The plant is operating two shifts of ten hours each. The entrance pay of those without pre? vious experience is $1.04 per diem for eight hours work. Operators who have had a year's experience, or more, will be taken on at $2.24 per diem, for eight hours' work subject to ability demonstrated. Time and a-half is paid for all over? time, ana two hours' overtime can be put in, daily, by those who adapt themselves readily, and arc willing to work. The maximum earnings may thus be increased to $3.08 per diem. Xo advance application need be made, as those who apply up to the number stated can be immediately accommo? dated at the Navy Yard, and can fill out the necessary papers, take med? ical examination, etc., after they have entered on their duties. The appli? cants must be citizens of the United Stales, in good health, and of a re? liable character. The medical exam? ination will be given without pay by a naval surgeon at the yard. The ap? plicant will be required to name five persons, who will vouch for her good repute in the community in which she resides. Suitable boarding places can be secured in Charleston, through the Young Women's Christian Asso? ciation, 79 Wentworth Street, for from $4.00 to $4.50 weekly. The work consists of making cotton uniforms for the navy's personnel, and the sur? roundings are of the best, the factory being under direct control of the navy. Sallow complexion is due to a tor? pid liver. Herbine purifies and strengthens the liver and bowels and restores the rosy bloom of health to the cheek. Price 50c. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store.?Advt._ SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS HELD. White Man and Two Colored Men Ar>^ rested Near Wedgofleld Saturday Night, i A white man who gave his name aa W. I. Desse and two colored who gave their names as John Gunter and Andrew Jackson, all giving Columbia as their home, were arrested Satur? day night below Wedgefield as sus? picious characters, as they did not give satisfactory accounts of what they were doing. They had with, them a compass and what they said was a divining rod, alleging that with it they could locate gold and silver deposits. The men were arrested by Rural Policeman Norris and Constable Ged? dings and brought to Sumter to bo lodged in the county jail, where they were still confined today. They stat? ed that they were out looking for gold and silver with the divining rod. Reports from those who have trav? eled about the county state that the farmers have planted cotton exten? sively and that judging from what can be seen from the roadways there Is no more corn planted this year than usual. Those farmers who are plant? ing cotton and trusting tb someone else to plant corn and other fodstuffa for him will find themselves in a de? plorable condition this fall and next Vinter, when they have to buy food? stuffs. Many of the citizens of Sumter are on the right track to solve the ques? tion of food production. In various parts of the town it is noticeable that many of the flower gardens have been converted Into vegetable gar? dens, or partly so, and in some places the parkways in front of resi? dences nave been slanted to vege? tables. This is an excellent idea and others should adopt it. It is worthy of being copied. Barbed wire cuts, ragged wounds, collar and harness galls, heal up quickly when Ballard's Snow Lini? ment is applied. It is both healing and antiseptic. Price 25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by Slbert'a Drug Store.?Advt. REPORT OF THE CONDITION No. 10670. - Of the National Bank of Sumter, at Sumter, In the State off South Caro? lina, at the Close of Business, on May 1st, 1017. RESOURCES. 1, a Loans and discounts (except those shown on -t b and c). $596,459.57 Total loans. $596.469.57 2. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured. 836.07 0. Bonds, securities, etc: 6. e. Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged. 3,500.00 Total bonds, securities, etc. 3,500.00 8. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent, of subscription. 7,500.00 9. a Value of banking house. 75,000.00 b Equity in banking house. 75,000.00 10. Furniture and fixtures. 12,000.00 11. Real estate owned other than banking house .. 32,210.00 12. a Net amount due from approved reserve agents In New York, Chicago, and St Louis. 30,168.06 b Net amount due from approved reserve agents in other reserve cities. 32,907.45 63.075.61 13. Net amount due from banks and bankers (oth? er than included in 12 or 20)..... 8.618.28 14. Exchange for clearing house. 5,564.64 16. a Outside checks and other cash items. 916.17 b Fractional c- -rency, nickels and cents . 686.27 1,602.44 17. Notes of othei lational banks. 2,085.00 20. Lawful reserve in vault and net amount due from Federal Reserve Bank. 42,814.27 22. Other assets, if any: Currency in transit. 1,000.00 Total. $852,165.78 LIABILITIES. 23. Capital stock paid in.$200,000.00 24. Surplus fund. 50,000.00 25. a Undivided profits. $35,821.61 b Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid 11,497.12 24,324.49 Demand deposits: 33. Individual deposits subject to check. 207,414.89 34. . Certificates of deposits due in less than 30 days. 43,088.07 36. Cashier's checks outstanding. 86.68 Total demand deposits, Items 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40. and 41. $249,753.57 Time deposits (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice): 41. Certificates of deposit. 188,171.07 43. Other time deposits. 139,080.58 Total of time deposits, Items 4 2, 43 and 44 327,251.65 Total. $852,165.78 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, ss. I, J. P. Booth, President of theabove named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. P. BOOTH, President. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of May. 1917. U. Lb Edmunds, Notary Public. Correct Attest: HENRY P. MOSES, W. F. SHAW, H. J. M'LAURIN, JR., Directors. t^T^tttt?t!tftt?twmttwtT|rmrtrrttmttttl Evei ything in the Building Line All Kinds oi Feed BOOTH & McLEOD. Inc. EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE Phones 10 ? 63! twnuxumuuuiuiummmiuuiuuummuiuiuiuuuuunuuim?