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Cfc: ftfltouoman mit ?nitbron. Ol, as aewsal Omm Matter. ?"mmmwmm. . ? ii.i.i. . PERSON AI. Miss Luc lie Smith haa returned af? ter a vhnt to her Mister. Alte. J. Frank Powell in Macon. Oe. Mise Hubie Koeneck? 1s spending the winter In Jacksonville. Pia., with her brother. Dr. A. R. Feenecke. Mise Frances Smith returned Mon? day to Virginia, where she Is attend? ing college, after spending th? holi? days at home. Mrs. L. M Allen and children, John and Virginia, are visiting \ at %est Palm Beach Lieut Herbert Hultmai, who has been at home on a visit returned to Fort Casewsll. n C. this morning. MV. <leo. L. Kicker went to Char? leston lest night on buslrees. MV* Ales McDonald, cf Hartsville. Is In the city for the day Mrs. J. A Center, of Wlnnsboro, is vlsttlng Mrs. R. L. Butts. Mrs laadore D Manheln, of Wash gagfon. D C. Is visiting her brother. Mr. J. M. Berwick Mtsaea Elisabeth and La 11a Lee Lucius era visiting their uncle. Jno. T. Oreen on Broad Street. Miss Moneta ?stren, with her friend, Mies Elisabeth Pit sbury. have returned to the Presbyterian Hospital. New York mibseiiba to The Dally Item. Only lea per week, delivered. Hagootl News Note4 That excellent farmer and citizen. Mr. D. O. Brown, haa left our com? munity, und Ftembert in the gainer. MIhs Courtney Atkinson, who spent tin holidays at home, hits returned to her school near Oswego. Mrs. Plumer McClellan and her fine DO] have returned to McClellanvMle. Mlsn Klise Hrunson, of I^anes, has ? ? R s'.ending some time with her cousin. Miss Edna Davis. There has been somewhat ot a wood famine even in the country on account of the scarcity of labor. Hard manual labor is good for rheumatism 'tis said. If that be true the scarcity of labor will not be an unmixed evil to some. Mention was made awhile ago of tbe purpose of the Christmas collec? tion of Rethesda Sabbath school. We believe it will total, when all is in. more than twenty-five dollars. If you krew the school you would say well dc ne. We believe the collection goes to the Armenian and Syrian suffer? er* Colds and grip are abroad among us Some of our people are hauling their fertlliiers. "Hagood." Rembert, Jan. 8. Washington. Jan. 8.?The senate war Inquiry resumed hearings on the army clothing situation today, with prospects that this phase will be dis? posed of by tomorrow. The investi? gators will then proceed with the questions regarding cantonment con? struction. RKPOJIT OF THE CONDITION Or Reserve District No. o The Wrat National Rank >f Sumtrr, at Sumte*-, In the State of South Caumllna, at the Close nT Business, on Dccrmher 31, 1917. RESOURCES. 1. a Loans snd discounts (except those shown on b and c). $676,?66.22 c Customers' liability account of acceptances of this hank purchased or discounted by It .... 40,000.00 Total loans. 716,958.32 Deduct d Notes and bills redntrountcd (other than bank acceptances *old) (see Item 66a). 4( ,000.00 87h.056.32 I. Oveidrsft* secured, nope; uneecuied. 857.33 I V 8. pond* (other that Liberty Donde of 1917): a C 8. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value). 50.000.00 b V. S. bonds and cert float es of Indebtedness pledgee*, to secure I' M dsposlte (par value) .. 7,090.00 Total V a bonds (other than Liberty Bonde) and oertlneates of indebtedness . 87,000.00 ? a liberty Loan Bonds, unpledged, 3 1-2 per cent. and 4 per cent. 10,000.00 7 Bonds, securities, etc , (other than U. 8 ): b Bonds dther than U. 8. bonde pledged to eecure postal eavlnge depositi. 4.0C0.00 a Securities other than U. S. bonds (not tnolud- ? Ing stocks) owned unpledged. 8,226.00 Total bonds, securities, etc. 9,225.00 t. Stocks, other than Federtl Reservebank stock. . . . 2,000.00 I. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent, of subscription). 6,000.00 H, a Value of banking house. 46,000.00 b Equity In Banking Bouse. 46,000.00 II. Real eetate owned oth ;r than banking house.. 250.00 15. Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank ... 29,686.25 18. Cash In vault and net amounts due from nat? ional banks. 108,161.66 16. Net amounts due from banks and bankers. and trust companies other than Included In Items IS. 14. and 16. 14,077.81 18. Checks on other bank* In the same city or town as reporting bank (other than Item 17) .. .. 24,916.99 Total of Items 14, 16. 16. 17. and 18. 147,156.36 18. Redemption fund with U. 8. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer. 2,500.00 I Total. 8986.631.16 LIABILITIES. 88. Capltaystock paid In.8100,000.00 84. Surplus fund.8100,060.00 St. n Ifadlvlded profits. 29,780.00 Se. Interest and discount collected or Credited, In advance of maturity and not earned (ap? proximate) . 9.261.13 26. Circulating notes outstanding. 60,000.00 Demand deposits (other tnan bank deposits) sub ? to Reserve (deposits payable within 80 days): 38 Individual deposits subject to check . 404,422.02 36 C.ilhler s checks outstanding. 2,913.08 ft Dividends unpaid.; .. .. 5,000.00 Total demand deposits (oth*r than bank de? po****) subject to KeaetvA. Items 33, 34. 35, 36. 37. 8*. 86. snd 40. 412,1536.30 Time deposit* ?u?>)ecf to Reserve (reyablo after 30 nur*, or Hnbject to .10 da* <ir more notice. and postal savings* 48 Foetal ssvlng* deposits. 2.112.i:. ?4 Other time deposits. 27"?.515.92 Total of time deposit* suI lect to Reserve, Items 41 48. 43. end 44 . 277.628.37 44. T'nlt* l Htatrs deposits (other than postal sav? ing*: * < e Other ('rtlSSi St.it.?? deposits, including de 'ts of C * disbursing offlcefi. T.itl.SI Total. 8986,831.10 66 a Liabilities for rediscounts, including those with Federal reserve Bank < *ee Item ld>. 40,000.00 Total contingent liabilities (56 s. b. and c) . 40,000.00 STATf! OF SOirTH CAROLINA. County of Sumter. ss. I. o L Tales, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is 'rue to the best of my knowledge and belief. O. la YATK8. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn o before me (his 9th day of January. 1918 A. M. Hroughton. Notary Ptiblic Correct?-Attest: NKILL O'DONNRLU W. R UPSHI K. H I) r.ARNBTT. Director* COUNCIL OF DEFENSE. A(i(iIli:sSIVK CAMPAIGN TO IN CUBASE FOOD PRODUCTION PROPOSED. I absolutions Adopted in Reference to Home Demonstration Work, (Gov? ernment Sale of Nitrates, Motor Truck SPTfICC ami Koad Improve? ment. v A postponed regular meeting of the Sumter County Council of Defense was held yesterday at Sumter Cham? ber of Commerce, at 11 o'clock. About llfty-flve members of the council and about twenty-five ladles of different sections of the county were present besides mnay gentlemen not memben but extended privileges of the floor. Chairman Phelps said one of tht chief objects of the meeting was tin recent action of the Sumter County Commissioners and legislative delega tlcn withdrawing the appropriation oi Fifteen Hundred dollars for the sup pOlft of the ' Home Demonstratlot work In Sumter county. A full am free expression of opinion was de sired from those present regarding the value of this work to the homo> of this county, the meeting beim thrown open to all present for expres sions of opinion, for and against th home demonstration work. The following ladies and gentlemc spoke of the work in their respective communities and every one enthusias tlcally endorsod the home domonstra tion work and the home domonstra tion agents, Misses Mary A. Lemmoi and Annie Keels. Miss Edith Parrott, State Horn? Demonstration agent for South Caro Una fully explained the objects am scope of the work in this State an county, and said Winthrop Colleg and the department of agricultur were more than satisfied with the re suits of the work and the services o our county home demonstratio) agents. She urged the further sup port of same in this county. Dr. O. W. Dick, Mrs. H. M. Stuckey J. C. Dunbar. H. O. Osteen, Mrs. M h Parier, Mrs. John R. Sumter, Mis Bettie Aycock, Mrs. Nina Solomon? Col. J. A. Rhame, Mrs. J. T. McLeod Mrs. Walker Brico. Miss Theresa Sims Miss Jane Prescott. Mr. Neill OT>on noil, Mr. H. D. Tindal, Mr. B. VS Dabbs, Mr. E. E. Bembert, Mr. A. C Phelps, Mr. J. F. Williams, and oth ers spoke In advocacy of the appro priation and the work in this county Not a person said a word against th work or the agents. After a full an? free discussion during which man: questions were asked the agents an< Miss Parrott. and the ladies who ar recognized leaders in this work i their respective communities, th following resolution introduced b Mr. H. 1). Tindal. of Tinda' seconded by Messrs. J. Frank Wil llams, Neill O'Donnell and E. W Dabbs was unanimously adopted: Whereas it has b??en brought to th attention of the Sumter Council o Defense that the Sumter Count Board of Commissioners have re quested the legislative delegation no to include in the county supply bl) for the fiscal year 1918 an approprio tion of fifteen hundred dollars for th continuance of the home demonstra tion work in Sumter county durln the year 1918, and the matter havln been carefully and fully consldere by the County Council of Defense it regular meeting assembled Januar 7th, 1918; Be It Besolved: That It Is th sense of this body that tho Honv Demonstration work as carried on It Sumter County has bsen of the great est practical benefit to n large num ber of taxpayers find other citizen and should be continued, especially u I thin country is at war and it is esson tlal that every possible means shoul be mado use of to instruct and ni all our people to conserve and utiliz all food resources, and that the Horn I Demonstration Agents are necessar? for the proper carrying on of thi> department of work. Hcwdved: That our County Boar< Of Commissioners be respectfully pe titioned and urged to reconsider thei action in requesting tho withdraw.') of support from the Home Damon stratlon work, and that thev do rec ommend to the legislative delegntioi the appropriation of Fifteen Hun dred Dollars to supplement the fund appropriated by the Federal govern ment for this work in Sumter county Reserved: That s committee eon Slstlng of Jive ladies and live men b appointed to appear before the meet log of the County Board of Com missioners .'?t their meeting on Tnes day. January Mb. nnd present th foregoing petition of the Count; Council of Defense. Resolved: That the county legli latlve delegation be and are hereb requested to include in the count Supply bill of ltlfl an appropriathe of Fifteen Hundred dollars for til support and continuance or th I Home Demonstration work in th DOUnty during the year I D I v Committees Named. Mrs J. It. Sumter. chairman; Mr? Wn\ Haynaworth! Mlas Battle A} cock, Mrs. Nina Solomons, Mrs. H. M. Stuckey. Mr. H. D. Tindal, chairman; Mr. J. P. Williams, J. II. Myers, Rev. Win. Haynsworth, C. J. Jackson, Dr. Geo. W. Dick. Letters were read from Gov. R. I. Manning, Dr. Reed Smith, Secretary of the State Council of Defense, Mr. Joe Sparks, Secretary National Food Administration, and Hon. R. O. Purdy, endorsing the home demonstration work as essential in aiding the gov? ernment to win the war by stimula? tion of extraordinary production and conservation of foods, and as a direct benefit to the county besides. Dr. M. L. Parier, chairman School District No. 5 Board of Trustee said that this board had met and unani? mously endorsed the appropriation and the home demonstration work for this county. Question of scarcity of labor on farms discussed and without motion ? greed that State Council of Defense resolutions to general assembly re irarding governmental control of labor \mong civilians for war purposes bt endorsed. Mr. Nelll O'Donnell thought tha <rovornment sale of nitrate of soda at <75 a ton f. o. b. cars at seaboard means that the rich farmers who car pay cash or negotiate loans of mone: 'o pay Rpot cash c. o. d. deliverlef would be benefited while the poo' white and negroes who had to pur mase on credit at $100 to $105 a toi .vould receive no benefits unless th< government would allow fertilize! dealers to buy the nitrates and sell t hese poorer classes at a profit of sa> 10 per cent. Fertilizer dealers are wary of put ting in a supply of nitrate of soda be ?ause they do not know whether the government will continue its policy o eelllng at such reduced prices. A scarcity of nitrates will necessaril> 'ollow as seveh hundred to eigh hundred thousand of tons are requlr d while the government, at presen only promises relief in the shape o me hundred thousand tons. Govern ment competition therefore create lard feelings and dissatisfactiox l gainst merchants who can not de* liver contract soda !n competitio: nth government prices on one fyun Ired thousand ton guarantees whicl p insufficient. The concensus of opinion of thos nesent agreed with Mr. O'Donnell and the following resolution by Mcssr E. W. Dabbs and E. E. Rembert waf unanimously endorsed, and the com nlttee appointed to memorialize Sen dor E. D. Smith and Congressman A F\ Lever submitted same which wa instructed to send copies of the rcso r.tion to those officials. "Whereas it has been made to ap ear to this body that great hard hips, and greater hard feelings wil . >e caused if some farmers permittee o buy nitrates at the governmen >rice of $75 per ton, while others no ;o fortunately situated who have t my on credit will have to pay $105 : on. Therefore Be It Resolved: Tha his body appoint a committee of fiv 0 take up this matter with Senator nilman and Smith and Hon. A. lr ?ever looking to securing the entir igricultural requirements of nitrate hrough the government, and a prop 3i- adjustment as to prices of govern nent ?nd private importations tha here be no favorites and hardships. Committee appointed and approve' y meeting consists of Mr. E. W Dabbs. Chairman; C. J. Jackson, Di ush McLaughlin, H. I>. Tindal. E. K Kembert. Col. J. A. Rhame thought that th government should take a hand in re quiring planting of wheat, and othe rrains and food and feedstuff* by thos who will not do so. On motion o Rev. William Haynsworth the coun ?II went on rocord as strongly favor !ng the continuation of the policy o extraordinary food and feedstuff pro luction, conservation and preserva .ion, and urges that all oats killed bj eeent freezing woath'er by replante? ifl soon as safe to do so. That the Sumter County Council o >efense members be urged to us their influence to the limit to urge i ?ontinuance of the policy of growlnj plenty of grains, vegetables, fruits peanuts, soy and velvet beans, peas etch, clovers, corn, and raising o ?xtra litters of hogs, plenty of chick ?ns. extraordinary canning and pre lervlng, plenty of sorghum and mil 'et canes, and food and feed stuff rcnerally to help feed the armies and ?he civilian population of Americ Mid of our allied countries in Winning he war. Th<> proposed short out highway rom McBrlde's Cross Roads to the ntersection of the Pudding swam; Sad requested by farmers of Turbo ille, in Clarendon county, and Salem ml Rhiloh sections of Sumter county o be constructed by the Rum tor Oounty Board of Commissioners was innnlmously endorsed as a necessarj and valuable internal improvement t. horten the distance from those point* to the count'- seat of Sumter. Also the new road requested in Privateer township leading by ?<' 1 heaf\Bcthel church. ! Informal discussion of the relative merits of the proposed Pickney's Landing bridge over Sant?e river and the Garner's Ferry crossing toll flat boat ferry, as to their value to Bum ter county and city was had. Mr. E. E. Rembert thought the Pinckney's Landing free bridge of more value as that would open up ;i new trade territory of several counties to this city and county, whereas, In his opinion the Garner's Ferry croft* ing will cause the cream of Sumter county trade from the western section of this county to be lost to Sumte*, because hundreds of people prefer to go to the larger towns like Columbi.. to do their trading, whereas Rlchland county on the other side of the Wa? ter** river offered very little trade to this city. Mr. J. F. Williams and Mr. A. C. Phelps thought Sumter could com? pete wibh Columbia in price* and quality of goods, and hol 1 its owi against Columbia. Mr. Williams thought that owing to rush of busi ness in Columbia during the life of the cantonment many Rlchland peo pie would come to Sumter to trade during the war. Mr. Phelps though Sumter sold goods for less mone> than Columbia anyhow. Mr. Rcmber; thought that we must look forward tr the time when there will be no wai and must compete with Columbia dur ing normal times under normal con dition? with Columbia's advantages a? a larger city with greater amusement? and other attractions than Sumtei will have. 'lie thinks it would pa> Columbia to spend one hundred thousand dollurs to get the Garner'.1 Ferry crossing. Mr. IT. G. Osteen thought it ver\ important that the new road to Tur bevillo be opened without delay a citizens of that section havo re piested it and he was told that mud tobacco and trade from Sumter an< Clarendon that would come to Sum ter is now going to Olanta and Lak< ^ity because of poor highways am ong distances from those sections t the county seat of Sumter. Secretary Reardon moved that th' oroposed motor truck produce route: advocated for Sumter county by Con gressman A. F. Lever be endorse^ which was unanimously adopted am he was instructed to so notify Mi Lever that the Council of Defense will back up these proposed moto truck services as advantageous i Simulating interest in cooperativ' marketing of farm produce. Date of next meeting was agree upon as January 26th, at 11 a. m Mr. O'Donnell called attention ti needs of the Sumter Electrical Work )f a number of women helpers t' help construct magnetos to equii aeroplanes to help win the war. Til work is light, safe, wholesome. i? clean and comfortable quarters, ipl*n lid environment, and opera' ives wel cared for at good wages-. Lidies am girls can do a patriotic work as we * is find remunerative employment a his plant. Another Red Cross Box Shipped. The Sumter Chapter, A. H. C, sen* to Atlanta danuary 7th a be x of tin following garments: 4 8 sweaters. ::: nufflers, 25 pairs socks, 13 pair wristlets. 8 wash cloths, 20 comfor allows, 49 hospital bed shirts and 21 pairs of pajamas. Those who have been kni:ting fo he Red Cross will be glad to know hat the garmepts sent to Atlanta l>: our chapter have been classified at ttandard. Annie Purdy, Secretary Red Cross Chapter Ifngood Red Cross. The Chapter wishes to extend it: hanks to the Hagood Auxiliary for ?< lonation of $40.00 through Mrs. Craw ord I!. Banders, vice chairman. Mrs 3fcjid*rs tells us that this was the re? mit Of a little entertainment; and ? Hagood could do this with a little en tertainment, what could she do with b big one under favorable weather con dltlone, as we understand thl* om was held during the blizzard. We congratulate you. Hagood, and hope your example will be followed by other*. Annie Purdy, Secretary Red Cross Chapter Christmas Poor Fund. Previously acknowledged . . - .JS^'.i^ L. A1 pert. 5.00 C. H. Courtney. 2.50 Cash.2T I ? _ $903.0: Notice Teachers' Examination. An extra teachers' examination will i>?> held in the Courl House Saturday January 19th, beginning at 9 o'clock The questions will be taken from th< newly adopted textbooKs. J. H. HA YXSYV? IRTH, County Superintendent of la ucation By order state Board of Education Washington. Jun. 10. With the president's pnexpeetod support the woman suffrage advocate* art certain I of victory when the suffrage amend Intend comes to b vote in the house to ? day. CARING FOR TSE HUMAN MACHINERY The human System is ?he most in? tricate piece or machinery, and your health?your very life,^ in fact?de? pends upon each organ faithfully rer? forming Its iunctions. If as a result cf Improper food, nek -of sufhVont exercbs or some indiscre Jon, you be? come bilious, the r-uman machine gets Till cU^gedupand Goriouaconaequercc3 follow. It Is your duty to keep your body in good condition, particularly your liver This can be easily dene by taking a dose or eo <x *asionally of that standard propriet?r/ medic'ne, Gran per Liver Regulator, which acts directly cn the sluggishliver er d bow? els andf quickly eleWos t:.e system of the fecal elements which clogged tho machinery. Granger Liv r Regulator contains no calomel nor i'lcohoiand is used in thousands of horn ? daily, with most satisfactory results Try a box of it?25c. Sold by all druggists. Ac ccpt no substitute. Death. From the Daily Item. Ja< . 8. A telegram was receivr 1 this morn? ing by relatives announcing the death in Anderson. S. C, of Mra, Hannah Dargan, widow of the late Dr. Wm. J. Dargan of Greenville. - Dr. Dargan was a resident of Sumte- for a num? ber of years, removing 1o Greenville shortly after the close of the War Be? tween the States, where ha lived until his death a few years age. Mrs. Dar? zau is well remembered by many of the older residents of Sumter. Be? fore her marriage she a is Miss Cog eshell of Darlington. The burial will be at Anderson tomorrow, as she tiai lived there since he? widowhood. :hat being the home a married daughter. W. ?B Andrews l ead. William .1. Andrews, oi>? of the old st and best known color d citizens of himter, died Saturday al ernoon after several weeks' illness. Th? funeral ser? vices were held at Mt. I isgah A. M. BS. church Monday with a large at endanoa. He had been ... member of his church since its organization and for more than thirty ye; rs served as the superintendent of be Sunday school. He was also sev? -al times the repr?sentative of his church in the ? cneral Conference. During recon? struction he represented Sumter coun y in the House of Repr sntatives for several years. At a time when cor ?uption, bribery and brib -taking were ho rule and not the exo ption among nembers of* the legislature. W. J. \ndrews maintained his reputation for honesty and Integrity a d when the 1 rpet-bag government was over hrown in IST?; and the Cemocrats re? gained control of the St tc govern nent Andrews declared that he had 10thing to fear from investigation. Vnd when the Investigation was made and the Book of Frauds published, in -< which was listed the name of every nan who had accept*? 1 or given irons' or otherwise defrauded the 3tate, the name of W. J. Andrews was 10t found In it. It was an honorable record of which he was justifiably proud, in the circumstances. For many years Andrews conducted the only restaurant for white poorde in -umter and from this :'nd the fish business of wdiieh he also had a mo? nopoly, he accumulated s modest com ictence. In industry, in honesty and in his general conduct as a citizen and as man W. J. Andrews wag an exam? ple to his race. He had the respect and confidence of the business men of the community and was generally re? garded as B type of the best among Sumter's colored citizenship. An Unusual Shoe Opportunity. Hotter get in touch with that special hoe sale at The Sumter Dry Goods Co. It is not often a cb ince like this comes your way these imes to buy reliable footwear .ti siren prices.? Advt. FOR SALI??Under authority of the Court 1 have subdivide 1 a thousand acres of the JaOjUS ll ids of estate ol McBride Into tract; of about GO to 100 acre* These lands are sann- as the famous Pudding Swamp tobacco lan s adjoining. Nine tracts front on the prouosed Surnter-Turbevllte road which has been surveyed and i artly op.ned, the shortest and most direct route from Sumter to the heart of the Pudding Bwamp tobacco country. 10 tracts have open Ii n is now un? der cultivation. A lot whOTU neighborhood road crosses the main road has been reserved for school and church p irpoaa* But thest* lands are only ihree to lour miles from churches al Salem. Shi loh. New Elon, Turbevtlle and Sardinia. Three or four miles from railroad al New Zlon, on line of proposed Sumter and Olanta rail? road. Prices and terms reason* able, t: w. Dabb* Trustee, ltayaa> Ville. s C, R. I. FOB SM I F O. B. cars. Camp Jackson, stable manure; very little straw. Car load lots aly. Chemt? . ! and Fertiliser val I rated very high by Clemaon coll ago. a. a. Straus* Sumter, S. C.