The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 30, 1918, Image 5
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BUICK SERVICE
We are now prepared to give prompt and efficient Buick service. We want all Buick cars in our
territory to call on us once a month for inspection. This inspection is free. We will do this for the
benefit of Buick owners, so that we can keep their cars in good condition. By keeping your car adjusted
and looked after promptly, you will save a good deal of trouble and expense.
SUMTER SALES COMPANY,
G. W. SHAW, Sec. & Mgr. M. D. REARDON. Sales Mgr.
1 R. L. WELLS, Mgr. Service Dept. & Head Mechanic.
Phone 886 Present Headquarters, Council St.
Mrs. J. V. Magalls, of Roanok-> Va ,
ta visiting her daughter, Mrs YV II
Gast on <Weat Hampton Ava.
Mr. Harold Mols* haa received or
?ers to report at the Aviation School.
Auaitn. Texaa. Februu\ . id. and will
leave for that pla.'e tonight.
Mra. Julia Wingate and Mra. John
Wingate are apandlng a few day*
wltia Mr. W. M Barfleld, 607 Waat
Oakland Ava.
Mr. and Mra. F. s Underhlll. ot
lattoriown. Pa., have returned home.
Mr rnd?ihffl ia treaaur?r of the
Penn-Humter Lumber Co. of thia city
Dr. Mary Paary, of Greenwood
spent Sunday and Monday in the city
with fr lernte.
Lieut. Perry Brown, of Camp Se?
tter, Is in the city for a few days stay.
Lieuta. Karle Rowland and Jame*
Hood, or Gamp Jackson are in the
rtty
Private Zuch K. Darr ia home on a
furlt ugh to see his parents, Mr. and
Mra. Louis Derr.
Mrs. T. W. Prldgeon of New Berlin,
N. C . la in the city on a visit to her
nephew, Jack K. Derr, who is home
Cttmp Hevier, Greenville.
Married.
The relatives and friends of Lieut.
Frank B. Samlet a, Medical Reserve
Corps, will he interested to hear of
his marriage on January -''Mh to Miss
Willie Douglas of Chestertleld, S. C.
The marriage waa a quiet home affair,
only a few relatives and friends be?
ing present. Lieut. Sanders ia a nu
tree of Magood. thia county, being
OliiSt son of Hon A K Sonders. He
ia a graduate of the Charleston Medi?
cal College, close of 1910, and waa
practicing his profession In Chester?
field when war waa declared. He re?
ceived a eommission in the Medical
Reserve Corps, and after training at
Fort Opcletborpe laat summer, he was
sent to Camp I^ee. Petersburg. Va
semg a member of the 310th Infan?
try The bride la s ehtrmtng young
'lady of Chesterfield und a gradnat
of Winthrop College
The oung couple will visit relative
st Wages* and Colombia, and will
Spend Sometime here with the groom',
sister. Mrs. A. L Jackson, on Chinch
Flection l>rclared.
The Commissioners of Kleetion for
Sumtes eouniN T. K. Hodge, A. S.
Msrby and H. L Rodde>?met today
Slid declared the result of the apectul
election held on the tSrd inatant, aa
?el Iowa
H. B Belser. Iff; I I ? Quinn,
a B. Stuckey. 77; A. S Merimon. ?7.
liaise Pure Breil Cat lie.
In the fact that II i d time la
about to enact a law who b will pro
aib t the slaughtering ot any hen* .
Self under eighteen months of age it
would be to the advantage of tie**'
Nfvi ia; In towns, who own family i 0
haUng thear cow* pur?- l?ied. as th
Mgh cost of fseds and krber makes t in?
itial n; of am but pure breeds pro
Mbtllve In the Interest of raising
pure breed* rh?> countv Guernsey
Breeders' Association will rtsWHry Ri> '
ltto.ee for every Grsjeressyj heifer
properly raised to the age Of six
meat ha. In the mtSfSSfl of promoting
? ?ding ot pure bred i
LSI* County Guernsey |tree<lera have
-?reiight re Booth Carolina a herd ol
torty pure bred Guorneay helfet*
wtltch are now at the farm of Robert
y M. Goeper, Jr. Wismky. and will Ds
offered st auction Wsdnesduy, Jan
?~t ???* iggiiinsisisaa
I-TltK AT BKOGDON.
tan J. C. Ilrnsduii Lottes Twenty-thrcv
Hale* of Cotton.
Saturday night uhout 9 o'clock a
?varehouee owned by Mr. W. T. Drop
ilon, Brogdon Station, wa? discovered
to be on tire, and In a abort time, de?
spite the efforts that were made th
oiiildlng and contents were totally de
?tioyt'd. The warehouse contained
twenty-three bules of cotton belonging
I to Mr. J. C. Hrogdon, on which then
j Wae no insurance. On the same prein
| Ises and only short distance away
wax another warehouse contaknm
two hundred bales, but the tire was
kept from spreading and no other
build into; were burned. The fire was
probably of incendiary origin, as the.
were no other means by which th
.vareh >use could have been lired.
Cliurity League Contributions.
Editor Daily Item.
I had fully determined not to trou?
ble you ami your readers with any?
thing further for Mr. J. Dargat
Osteen. The friends of our Chanty
League, both in and out of the city
who support it. are sntislled with tin <
work we are doing; Mr. Osteen ha* j
refused to avull himself of the oppor- \
tunity to Inform himself, and what hi
may think or what he may write trill
not d impen in the least our desire to
help ihe unfortunate?but every tlnV
I Mr. Osteen writeg a piece we get ad
Iditlonal contributions to the support
of the work, henoe it in better for ut?
If he will keep it up. I hand you u
letter from a Suinter boy "Somewhere
on the Pacific Coast," which you ma>
publish, leaving off his name M) you
will note his request.
i
Yours truly
Bartow Walsh,
Chairman
Mi r.artow Walsh, Sumler. 8. C.
Dear Sir: I have been reading in
The Watchman and Southron >our
controversy with Mr. Osteen. 1 will
not comment on same, but am en?
closing check for $2.00. Please buy
fuel for some needy family with
same.
Wishing you a hnppy .Vow Year, 1
am. Yours truly.
XXX
Somewhere on the Pa el tic Coast.
Red Cross Note*.
The Sumter chapter orknowlei get
with thanks a donation of nine dol
lure from Mrs. Lawrence Diukins of
<>swego.
Why not others? The hoys need all
you can give them.
Mnyesville has taken a fresh start.
Mrs1. U. A. Chandler railed at head
quarter* \estcrday and took away
with her H shirts, 3 dozen pajamas,
and yarn for fi sweaters, all of which
will be made up by the women of the
Mayesvllle chapter.
Other auxiliaries might do like
wise. We huve plenty of garments
<nd yai n ready for you.
letters have been sent to all of th<
auxiliary chairmen and secretaries
asking them to meet wiih the execn
tree committee of the guntter ehnpa
ter on Thursday. January 111. at l
o'clock We are looking forward to
i large meeting.
CeorKo Abiaham. who lives at
714 North Main street, reports that D
hog thief |m operating In the edge Ol
town. Abiaham knows for the I Hie I
stole a good b!m SiMMt from him
lOtnreVl] night. The hog was killed
in the pen and the carcass SOTrlod
? s i Ahrs heat has ins snaplolon
but no wairant been taken out.
Washington, .lau 2K The attorn?
ey general tod a asked the Supreme
Court for an early doelelon In the c*ase
ig pealed frees North Carolina in
which the child labor law wus declare
ed unconstitutional* g* |% j? kit
council or dkfkxsk.
Minutes of 'Hie Hcgnlur Monthly
Meeting Jniiuury -6th.
The meeting of the Sumter County
Council ol' Defense was well attended
i i
last Saturday, and considerable mat?
ters of importance were discussed.
Letters from Senators Tillman and
Smith, and Congressman Lever re?
garding the request of the Council
that the government purchase the en?
tire agricultural requirements of ni
tr?te of soda, ami dealing with the
idea that fertilizer dealers- be allow?
ed to secure government nitrates to
resell to poor formen at 10 per cent,
prolit wero reed by Mr. E. \V. Dabba,
chairman of the committee appointed
to take this SjattSr up.
The Kist. of the replies in the lott?v.
from the representatives shows n<
possible chance for the fertiliser deal*
?IS to get any of the nitrate of soda.
Ii was said by Senator Smith that tin
government intends to utilize the ion
million dollar appropriation for ni?
trates under the revolving plan, that
is that as fast as this money is col?
lected from farmers it will be used
SfjSin and again to purchase nltrute:
if the plans oi' the Unltsd States de
partmont of agriculture prevail. Tin
secretary of the Council was Instruct
ed to write the senators and con
gressmen that the Sumter Count;.
Council hopes this will be done.
The Council went on record as fav
oring an appropriation of $50,0110 foi
UlS 1918 support of the State Council
of Defense, and the secretary was in?
structed to write and request the Sum j
tor County legislative delegation t
?Upporl ajnl vets for this appropria
lion, and to support the State Council
of Defense in every reasonable man
uer.
nn motion of Mr. c. J. Jackson, and j
Mr. J. H. Myers, the Council unanl- ;
moUSly resolved that the Sumter (
County Council of Defense should be!
supported by direct taxation in ordsi i
to morS equitably distributq the bur- j
len oi expense in see pins up thisj
Council, and the legislative delegation
?ras requested to make an appropria?
tion of one thousand dollars if so
much be necessary for this purpose
Mr. C. J. Jackson, chairman, with Mr
S. A. Hanin and Dr. Hush Mc-j
L:>ughbn were appointed a commit
to Interview and place this re?
quest before the legislative delegation
Immediately, A small number of th<"
business men of Sumter have paid
ninety per c ent of the expenses Of tne
Sumter County Council of Defense,
and the Sumter Chamber of Com?
merce has rendered considerable as
slstance. it wai the concensus of
opinion of those present, fanners par?
ticularly, that the people of the rural
districts, farmers and country mer
ChantS, and other Sumter county peo?
ple, as well as many in this city,
Should contribute to the support ol
this body which is composed of one
bundled ami twenty-five represents
U\e farmers and other business men.
from every township in Buniter coun?
ty.
a number of farmers from the ru
nil districts openly expressed their
opinions thai hundreds of the farmet
and rural merchants, and others o.
the country districts, and many ii'
this city and Other towns and village
it. tin.; county, have failed to do theli
part in Supporting the Coline I ol I ><?
tense, and expressed their Bppreclfl
lion of the liberal manner in Which
the few business and professional men
of the City of Sumter haVS financed
the Council and many other ntov<
inents for tin- benefit of the rural dls
i. f * i He vorn 1 said thai the time hfa
now approached for the business nnti
and farmers of sonn? other sections
in fact from every town, Village,
trading center, and the strictly agii
cultural ?fistriets. to show their r|a
trlotlsm and their public spirit esh
rslisvs the few Sumter busiatjt^fl
professional men of the great burden
of paying for everything needed for
the county.
Messrs. J. M. Brogdon, S. A. Harvin.
C. J. Jackson, Dr. Bush McLaughlin
W. D. McLeod, I. If. Truluck and oth?
er rural members emphasized the facts
that the tight wads in city and coun?
try and smaller towns of this count/
who will not give of their time 01
money, nor fight for their country,
should be made to contribute through
taxation, and that the County Council
is composed of men who are working
without pay, many who have beer,
else contributing their money to
help government to win the war, to
support our soldiers, etc., and that tin
legislative delegation should enact leg?
lalatlon to support the County Council
of Defense as a public and patriotic
body working for the general welfart
ol ad.
Support of the government in
reaching disloyal "slackers" who will
not Cooperate by either contributing o
their money or their time, men ol
every occupation, registering and re
porting their names to the govern
mcnt, and assisting in bringing ahOQt
.i systematic registration of all mOti
between IS and 62 years of age U
be used by the government in loirn
patriotic ami useful manner, were dis
cussed ami tin- Sumler County Conn
cil will inform our representatives i
congress of its loyal cooperation am
systematic assistance in listing an
reporting all eligible able bodied me:
Of that age under Senator MeCumber'
registration bill now pending in ton
gross,
The Sumter County Council is com
posed of ninct> per cent "simon pure'
farmer! of the rural districts. A res
olution Introduced by Mr. J. m. Brog
don and Mr. J. H. Myers was unani
mously adopted endorsing the resolu
tion of the wholesale and retail gro
ccrs adopted at Chamber of Com
merce on January 21th to obey th'
rules and regulations of the Nations
Food Administration, and guarantee
Ing to promptly report all who violat
these rules and regulations. The spiri
of patriotism, and the evident deter
initiation of the men of the rural dis
trlota to see that every man does hi:
duty or be shown up as a disloya
slacker, permeated the meeting al
the way through.
It was unanimously decided to hoi
a big patriotic meeting of the Countv
Council with other citizens in a couple
Of weeks. This meeting to be id
dressed by a partlotiO speaker to b<
?elected by Chairman A. C. Phelps.
ivho will also set the date for this
meeting.
Money, cooperation, loyalty, patrio
tism, and doing everything the gov
prnment wants done, unquestlonlngly
? heerfully, and willingly in this coun
ty, or getting into some other county
seemed to be the idea of those a'
(art Saturday's meeting.
London, Jan. 27.?What news has
been permitted to pass the German
censor indicates that a political Inn
net's nes1 has again been stirred up h
Germany, a dispatch from Zurich t>
the Exchange Telegraph Coiftpanj
notes the Berlin correspondent of the
Frankfurter Zeitung as saying that
[the Pan-Germans are "kicking up ?
tremendous row" and declaring that
Field sfarhal von ti Indenburg ami
General von Ludendorff, dissatisfied
with Chancellor Hertllng's speech be?
fore the main committee ot the reich
{stag, are agnin talking of retiring,
Hadn't Thought of That.
Distinguished Chicago psychopatli
announces that the longer you kis*
the same woman the loss thrill y??u
get, because the electro chemical ac?
tion diminishes. Darn 'em! they'll
i ra ining to work us toward a kisslcs.
day!?Greenville Piedmont. Nothlnv
of the kind. This man Is only advuj
Ling one to kiss a different woman
SjOAyUle Times-Union,
< OLUKi I) JUNIOR AUXILIARY.
Pupils pf Lincoln school Organized
for Rod CrOM Work.
/_
The over-increasing interest in Red
Cross work among the colored peo?
ple is indeed very gratifying.
The children in the upper grades
at the Lincoln school have been knit?
ting for some time, hut on account
of the fact that several have jus;
learned, a great deal has not beer
done.
I >n Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
work was suspended and the grades
from fifth to tenth, marched up into
the chapel to hear words of instruc?
tion and inspiration from Mines.
Solomons and Btnbbs of the Kumt? 1
Ited Cross chapter.
After sfnging America as true
Americans only can do, attention wUi
given to .Mrs. C. A. Lawson, vice1 pres?
ident of the colored auxiliary, who ji
the absence of Dr. Rimie, introduce**
the speakers.
Mrs. Solomons explained the wori.
of the Ited Cross of America to th<
children in a simple, yet forceful way
All could understand and all respond
ed by a rising vote, when asked h
1
Mrs. Solomons if they would like t
help in the great cause.
Mrs. Btubbe then proceeded to or?
ganize the grades and Principal Law*
ion was appointed chairman. Mis:
Sampson, vice chairman, and Mr. K
B. Jones. treasurer. were almost
unanimously chosen by the pupils.
"The star Bpanglcd Banner" was
then sung ami the pupils were al?
lowed to pass out. The ladies then
held a short conference with tin
faculty and gave some very hslpfUl
suggestions for helping the pupils to
raise their annual fees, etc.
RED CROSS NOTES.
Colored Community club Meeting.
On Friday afternoon the Commun?
ity Club of the Colored Auxiliary 01
the Red Cross held a meeting at the
residence of Mrs. I^dla U. Williams.
The following members wore pres?
ent: Mesdames B. B. DeLonno, Mar>
Roberts, A. B. Davis, LUCllS Wimjate.
Mottle TOWnsend, Leila Moses. L. R
Williams : ml Miss M. L. Sampson
Mis. C. A. Lawson, supervisor oi
clubs, gavs a very Interesting talk en
the work of the Red (Voss.
Each member present contributed
material for the making of comfort
ullows. Mrs. D. P. Pendergrass sent
in a contribution for pillows.
Home testimony for Doan's Kidney
rills, published in every locality, is oi
itself convincing evidence of merit.
Continued testimony forms still
stronger evidence. Years ago. a citi?
zen of Sumler gratefully acknowl?
edged the benefit derived from Doan's
Kidney Pills. The statement is now
.'onfirmcd?the proof more convinc?
ing. Cases of this kind are plentiful
In the work of Doan's Kidney Pills ?
the record Is unique.
W. Yeadon, 1^7 Haynsworth St..
Bumter, says: "1 suffered from dull,
nagging backaches, and my kidneys
acted too freely. 1 used Doan's1 Kid?
ney Pills for these ailments, and they
relieved me end toned up my whole
system." (Statement given January
It'll.)
. Over four years later Mr. Yeadon
said: 'The benefit Doan's KldUO)
Pills gave me has been permanent."
Pries IOC,, at all dealers. Don'l
Simply ask for S kidney reined; get
Doan's kidney Pills?th'3 same that
Mr, Yeadon has twice publicly rec
lommended. Foster-MiUuirn Co..
A Unique Record.
?PS*, Buffalo, N, Y.?AdvU
Tuljerculosis <" imp.
At a meeting held hist week the
1 Bumter County Tuber, ulosis Camp
j commission was formally organized by
j the election of officers: 11. J. Harby,
; President; Dr. E. R. Wi son, Treasur?
er. The commission is composed of
the following: H. J. Harby, Dr. E. R.
Wilson, W* B. Burns, representing the
public; Im D. Jennings and C. <;.
Rowland, representing the City Coun?
cil; H. J. McLaurin, Jr., and J. J.
Britten representing the County Com?
missioners. Mr. J II. Johnson was se?
lected as architect and he is now pre?
paring the plans for th 1 camp build?
ings, which work he w 11 do without
charge. Mr. J. M. Ha-by will eon
struct the buildings at cost, making no
charge for his time and ;he use of his
organization.
Mr. Harby has given the site for the
camp, ft suitable and desirable loca?
tion having been selected on one of
his farms between the i^tateburg and
Second Mill roads, not far from Mr.
L. D. Jennings' Bradford place. Mr.
Harby has .also turned over to the
commission $10,000 which he offered
the county as an endowment for the
camp.
FOR SALE?A good brood mare,
(heap for quick sale. Works any?
where and good saddle horse. c>ee
W. T. Hall.
FOR BALE?Horse, buggy and har?
ness. Horse safe and sound. Ap
plj Rev. J. w. Blkins, oswego, s. C.
i*nR SALE?P, O. B. cars, Camp
Jackson, stable manure; very little
straw. Car load lots only. Chemi?
cal and Fertilizer value rated very
high by Clemson c^ lege. A. A.
Strauss, Sumter, S. C
\ I will attend in person or by deputy
.'At the following named places and on
the dates given, for the purpose of re?
ceiving tax returns for the fiscal year
beginning January 1st, 11)18. Re?
turns of Real Estate, Personal Prop?
erty, Polls, Roads and Log s should be
mu*de. The office will ae open to re?
ceive returns from January 1st to
February 20th:
Tiiulals, Tuesday, Jan. I.
Privateer, Wednesday, Jan. 0.
Lev I Siding, Thursday Jan. 10.
Wedigofleld, Friday, Tan. it.
Clarsmont, Tuesday, Jan. 1G.
IIa good, Wednesday, Jan. 16.
Remberts. Thursday, Jan. if.
Dalzell, Friday, Jan. 18.
Brogdon, Tuesday, Jan. 22.
Mayesville. Wednesday, Jan. 23.
Oswego, Thursday, Jan. 24.
Pleasant Crove, Tuesday, ^Jan. 29.
shiioh. Wednesday, fan. 30.
Norwood Cross Roads, Th?rs lay,
J\an. 31.
R. B. WILDER,
County Auditor.
Mrs. Rose Bennett
Skin and Scalp Specialist
BEAUTY PARLOR
Room No 11
Nat'l Bank Of Sumter Bldg.
Sumter. S C.
r
Geo. FL Hurst,
IM|rtaker and Embalmer
Prompt Attenti i to Ihn
Night Calls
At J 0. CRAIG DM Stand, N. Ia n
Phones:
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