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PERSONAL. O. K. Rollins* general yard master. Atftantte Coast Uns. loft last night for Mr ro lag ham, Ate, to visit his mother Mass May Antley. t fter spending a faw days with Mrs, C. W. McCrew, re earned to her home at Cameron on Monday night. air. David Doar received notice yes? terday of his appointment to the pay mastsr corps of the army snd wae or to report at Camp Jackson at aari This morning he received or S)srs to report Friday morning; Sties Ball Is Wan..amaker has gone to Johns Hopkins Hospital at Balti? more. Her mother went with her. Mr. Charlie Wilson has returned to Davidson Colege. MIM Oeaevleve Boyd, Of Anderson m visiting hoi ?hrter, Miss Nokle l|ra. U F. Jennings has returned tre,n a visit Ce relatives at Rembert. lire A. L Leeesne and Mies Elisa hott Lessene. who have been spend tag; the summer la Hendersonvllls. hoi a returned to the city. lUso Ruth Hossey left for Charles Ion that morning for a week's stay with her fathsr, at the Roper Hos ?MiL gjr. Q. Msrvln Beast ley was in the oMy today on business. Mr. Wilfred Rhaw, who has been ai hons for several weeks spending his ^oct bon, leaves tomorrow for Phil odVa)nhls whore he wilt complete hi* oowios of study at Jetlereon Medical Cottsje. Ho will maks the trip ss fai as taUtlmore by automobils *Mth Dr Jgedfldge Bask In. who lias been visit gff relatives at Blshopvllle. sUTMUttfiOORh BREAD. JstnslsosSrator D. B- Coker stakes OUsmMs. Sept. U.?The greater otltfcatlon el eern products is advo ensoO by David R. Coker. of Harts rttftO, Food Administrator for South OssSHdQt In a letter to George R N^ssnnten, of Savannah, member of the Botst hi a Hotel Assoelatlon. in. Ooker*o letter follows: ?^ouro of the Id to hand, and 1 appe?clate the offer of your assoeia tJto\ throeigh you\ to cooperate with the Food Administration of South Oerel ska* 1 think of one way In which ail loothera hoteln can be of tre? sses* toes ssststance, snd that la the greater utilisation of corn products. Thar i Is no better breakfast food than Oftd-f sah toned Southern hominy, or grits when served In Southern style with hotter or gravy. The right klnda of corn bread are always appreciated and enjoyed by Southern people, but unfortunately they hardly ever get them in South? ern hotels. I was delighted to see re? cently in a small southern hotel, small, crisp, unleavened corn cakes, and 1 noticed that every one at all the tables was eating them with relish. Corn muffins are very palatable, and highly nutritious, but I practically never see anything celled corn muffins served unices It is heavily loaded with sugar, and sometimes) with flavoring extract*. My breakfast In Columbia this morn? ing was ruined by a bite of nice look? ing corn muffin that was as sweet as cake and flavored with lemon extract. Two weeks ago In Washington at a Hoover lunch sweet corn muffms were served, snd the Southern reprceenta ttvee there oil eomrneatsd on Its great inferiority to Southern home products ' i think many hot.jtn could to ad vantage reduc* the portions, served. Signs could aioo bo put; up In dining rooms urging patroas not to order ev? erything on a table d'hote menu, and Walters should b? Instructed to Insist* ob patrons ordering what they wish, and not saying "Bring me a good din aer." and then leave half of It on the table _ ? The people generally will cooper ate with the hotels and restaurants In effecting a saving of food products and will recognise the necessity for seneitd* rules. I believe the Home Reonomlca Departments of the South? ern States will engerly cooperate with your association In furnishing pala? table recipes for corn breads and muffins, and I hope you will get In touch with them. "I would suggest that plnranb urging the use of nah tnstend of sc much meat he placed In restaurant.* and dining rooms, and that hotels specialise on a good variety of sen food. "Tours very truly, "David ft Coker. "Food Administrator for South Car? olina," "Why not five cent bread in Amer? ica." In Great Britain the price Is 3 2 ounces for 11 cents, in France 3 5 ounces for nine cents, in Italy 3f? ouncee for efocht cents. In the United Stetes 2* ounces for It cents. Ard Kurope pays the freight across the Atlantic.?Columbia Record. WBn fiftOftK FINANCES. Cost of Op* i a ting National Ilcu4qunr ton? Haa Been Kepi as Low as Pos? sible. Washington, Sept. 11.?Henry 1*. Davlson, chairman of the Ued Cross *War Council, authorises the follow? ing: It la the plan of the Wrar Council of the Red Cross to publish monthly a statedient concerning its finance and administration, and every detail which may be found to be of interest to the public will be made known. The fol? lowing facts concerning salaries paid by the Rod Cross may prove of inter? est to the public. One year ago, on a peace basis, with only about 2&0 chapters and a little over 200,000 members, with an? nual funds of only a few hundred thousand dollars, the Had Cross em? ployed at Its headquarters in Wash? ington 75 paid officers and employes of whom 29 received salaries of from 12,000 to $7.500. At the present time, with the Ren* Cross on a war footing, with 2,600 chapters to administer, 3,621,011 members and a war fund of $100,000,. 000 pledged, Red Cross National Headquarters employs 624 paid offi? cers and employes, of whom 46 are paid salaries of $2,000 a year or more In other words, since war was de? clared, 659 paid officers and employes have been added to Red Cross Head? quarters' staff, and of that number 1' receive salaries of from $2,000| t< $6,000 a year. The highest salar> added since war was declared 1? $6, 000. The highest paid official In th? National organization received $7,500 and he was on the staff on a peace basis. Of those receiving less than $2,00< a year, 49 now receive salaries of ovei a hundred dollars a month. There ar< 38 clerks being paid one hundred dot lars, while clerks and messengers re celvlng less than $100, number 491. In addition to paid officers and em? ployes In National Headquarters, tb number of full-time volunteers nofc contributing their services to the Re< Cross is 77. Practically all thei im portant administrative positions ere ated since war was declared are illle. by volunteers. During the last month, although ,h number of Red Cross members ha* in creased from 2.547.412 to 3.621.011 snd the administrative work at Nat ional Headquarters has increased sub stantially. the number of paid em ploy en has decreased from 707 to 6 21 This is partly to be accounted for b the decentralization of the worV among thirteen territorial division under a new plan of organlzatlo adopted by the War Council. AN ADVISORY BOARD. Chairman Pholps, With Approval o Council of Defense, Appoints Con ' trol Committees. At the meeting of the Sumte. County Council of Defense last Mon day, Chairman A. C. Phelps announc ed that he had created an advisor: board of the County Council compos ed of the following gentlemen of thl> city. The County Council unanimous ly approved of the appointment o these well known gentlemen who wil to all Intents and purposes he prac tlcally an auxiliary county council t< be called together before each meet Ing of the County Council to discus various matters of public Interest t< be presented to the County Council o' Defense. In this way the numerous public problems will have been carefully In? vestigated and put into tanglbh shape for the Information and con? sideration of the County Council, am1 the recommendations of the ndvlsor\ board can be more quickly, intelli? gently, and systematically approved o rejected by the County Council Much valuable time will be saved a* County Council meetings, and greatet progress will be made as a resrult of this preliminary Investigation of al matters of Importance. For instance the Suintcr Count) Council decided last Monday that th< important Issues of better and inor? Permanent public highways, and im? provement of public health oondltlom are important functions of the Count Council of Defense. Doubtless those two matters will be discussed at thr Initial meeting of the advisory board and will be presented perhaps to th< County Council of 100 members, ten from each township, In a manner that will throw much light upon thes two questions and will doubtless re suit in quick and tangible action re? garding l>oth questions The advisory board appointed b composed of Judge It. O. Purdy Messrs. Ben. B. Hodge, E. C. Hayns? worth. I* D. Jennings, S. H. Edmunds Bartow Walsh, J. H. Haynsworth. 1) D. Molse, H. (). OHteen. H. It. Vnn Deventor. Mr. Krvln Shaw who has completed the preliminary course of training for the aviation corps, spent Saturdav at home with his parents, leaving that night for NOW York. He will shortly go abroad to complete his training. ANOTHER FOREST REGIMENT. Woodsmen ami Sawmill Men Needed faff Service in France. Washington, Sept. 10.?The forma? tion of a second "forest" regiment I comprising ten battalions and com ! posed of lumbermen and woodswork j ers\ who will go to France and get out j of the forests materials for the use of the American. French, and British armies, has been authorized by tho War Department, it was announced today. Two battalions are to be rais? ed at once with the active aid of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture. It is expected that the remaining eight battalions will be called for in a short time. Nine i ? i "service" battalions, made up of la? borers who will be used in connec-1 tion with the Forest regiment, have also been authorized and two battal? ions have been ordered raised at once In order to provide for future con? tingencies it has been decided to com? mission at the present time enough of fleers for other battalions yst to b( raised. Those men not needfed now will be placed on the reserve, afl< will be called as the other units ar< formed. According to the present plan, fifty per cent of the officers w^l be sawmill and logging operators twenty-five per cent, will be technica foresters, and twenty-five per c^ent wMl he men with military training. / number of the graduates of the engi neer camps have been selected foi service with the new units. A considerable number of captain? and lieutenants i be selected In tin Immediate future. The minimum ag? limit for commissioned olliccrs ha: been set at 31. A first regiment of woodsmen num bering about 1.200 men and desig nated as the Tenth Engineers (For est) has already been recruited am assembled and is now being traine? ?it American University, D. C. Thtl regiment was raised at the request o' the British government to undertake the production in France of crossties bridge, tvench, and construction tim bers, mine props, lumber, and othei forms of wood required in connectiot with its military operations. Th* landing of the American expedition ary forces has made necessary similai provisions for their needs, whilo th? French military authorities have indl cated that some of the work Inciden? tal to their operations might b( taken over by woodsmen from thi: country. Decision to raise the new and much larger force has followed a study of the field of possible use fulness to the allied cause, made b> American foresters attached to den Pershlng'H staff. Each of the ten battalions of tlv second regiment will comprise three companies of 250 men each, am will be under the command of it? own major. The regiment will be made up o' volunteers. Applicants must be whit' and between the ages of IS and 4 0 Skilled lumberjacks, portable mil* operatDrs, tio cutters, logging teams ters, camp cooks, millwrights, and charcoal burners are among the class es of men desired. For the "service" battalions both negro and white laborers- will be en listed. Trespass Notice. All persons are forbidden to hunt or In any other manner trespass upon the lands of the undersigned In "Priva? teer township. These lands are post? ed and all trespassers will be prose? cuted. J. DABO AN OSTKBN, Mr. T. A. Hussey who was taken t< the Roper Hospital, Charleston, on September 3rd for treatment for a broken leg is improving rapidly. Bl *' mW We Grind Lenses, examine tho eyes scientifically and tit eyc glneaei perfectly. Let us work for you. We have all prescriptions on Ale. Broken lenses replac? ed promptly. Graduate Opto? metrist and Optician in charge. W. A. Thompson, JLWFLER & OPTOMETRIST. RECOMMENDATIONS TO FARM? ICHS. Resolutions Adopted by the State Council of Defense, Columbia, Sept. 10.?An acre of wheat per each one-horse crop was the policy indorsed by the State Council of Defense at the Sumter con? ference. By resolution the farmers of the State were urged to grow all of the livestock possible. David R. Coker, chairman of the council of defense, discussing the necessity for more hogs said: "I have before me quotations of the Baltimore market of September 3, quoting me? dium and heavy hogs (200 to 300 pounds in weight) at 19.65 to 19.70, live weight. Tf the farmers are going to raise hogs for the market they should form community clubs and ship them in carload lots. They should ship nothing except hogs weighing 175 pounds and over, as these al? ways bring better prices. I shall be glad to give complete information to any farmers clubs wishing to ship hogs." The following resolution was adopt? ed by the State council of defense: "Whereasy the secretary of agri? culture has advised that the wheat acreage of South Carolina he increas? ed 37 per cent, in order that tin farmers of our State may do thei part in averting a world wheat short age, therefore upon motion of th committee on production and conser vatlon of food stuffs, be it resolved: "That the farmers of South Carolina be and hereby are advised to plant one acre of wheat per each one horte ^rop and that they be urged to plant rood lands and fertilize as liberally as circumstances will permit. Be it resolved, further that, in order to in some measure alleviate the ac? tual famine of meats and fats, the South Carolina farmers be urged to raise all the live stock possible, but especially to increase their production of hogs. "Be it resolved further that we de? preciate the killing of young and im? mature live stock, and that we urge that this practice be done away with wherever possible. "Be it further resolved that the South Carolina Live Stock Association be requested to take up at its- ap? proaching meeting the mat.er of the shipment out of the State of large numbers of young calves and to make a recommendation to the State coun? cil of defense as to how this practice can be stopped. "Resolved further that the commis? sary department of the various camps DO requested to purchase food pro- j ducts direct from the farmers wher-! ever possible." ?????????????? Mr. H. C. DesChamps leaves this af? ternoon for Atlantic City to attend 0 meeting of agents of the New York j Life Insurance Company, and will be j abssht from the city for some time | STAPLE COTTON If you have any staple cotton, see us before selling, as we are in the market for all grades at full prices. O'DONNELL 6 CO. Strange-Hawkins. A marriage of much interest to the people of Sumter was that of M isi Janie Ruth Strange to Mr. Jesse Thornwell Hawkins. They were mar? ried at the parsonage of Rev. J. S. Rice Wednesday evening, September 12 at eight o'clock. Mr. Hawkins has made his- home in t Sumter for a number of years where I he has mr ' many friends. The bride s is one of Sumter's well thought of young ladies. She was beautiful in ; her dross of tope satin, with hat and shoes to match. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins have the best wishes of their many friends- for a long and happy life. I PREPARE FOR SCHOOL You will find this store the appropriate place to get School Clothes and Shoes for the boys and girls. Wc are showing an attractive line of Boys' Suits, in Cassimeres Serges and Fancy Worsteds. These goods are well tailored and will give good wear. Price $4.00 to $10.00. Serviceable School Pants for Boys, price 75c to $3.00. Boys' Shirt Waists, assorted patterns, price 50c. Hats and Caps, in nobby ef? fects, price 25c to $1.50 School Shoes That Satisfy The Godman Shoes for Children and Misses Price $1.75 to $2.50 The Red Riding Hood for Boys and Girls, Price $2.50 to $4.00 The Craddock Terry and Excelsior for Boys and Little Gents, Price $2.00 to $400 A complete line of materials for making School Dresses, consisting of Ginghams, Poplins, Percales, Shepherd Clocks, Serges etc. iSchool days are Stocking days. Fine ribbed Stocking* in black and white, price lLc, 20c and 25c. A Sweater for the chilly morn will feel mighty "comfy" We have them in all the popular shades The O'Donnell Dry Goods Co "A Safe Place To Trade"