The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 12, 1919, Image 7
tosarefc At tie Pottofle? at Sumte?, &
Oh M Seeoad Class Matter.
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PERSONAL.
Messr^G. C. Cooper. I. M. Israe:
son and D. L. Williams attendee the
annual convention of the South Car
olina Optical Association in Charles
ton.
Mrs. S. P. Flud. Miss Mattie Flud
?.ad Miss Sadie Flud who have been
traveling for the past several months
have returned. At present they are
stopping with Mr. A. S. Flud at Os
wego.
Mr. James A. Fowles. of Colom
bia, was in Sumter Wednesday in
consultation with the local commit
tee on matters connected with the
coming Victory Loan. Mr. Fowles
who is district chairman, is seeing
that Sumter will have many attrac
tive features for the drive.
Mr. Ed. Lang of Omaha. Xeb.. is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Abe Rytten
berg.
War Camp Com
munity Service
Office Opened at Chamber of
? Commerce With Secretary
in Charge
Miss Hazel Hearon has been ap- j
pointed and has assumed the position J
of secretaary at the Sumter War;
Camp Community Service bureau at!
Sumter Chamber of Commerce. She j
is now prepared to receive the names
of every returned soldier and sailor;
who served his country, in any ca- j
pacity or any branch of the service, at \
home or abroad. Registration of re- J
turned soldiers and sailors is a very
important feature of the War Camp
Community Service, and the regis-'
r tration of those soldiers and sailors
who are seeking employment es
pecially. This office also wants the
names of every firm, corporation, or
individual seeking help of any kind.
Just at present it is very important
in thr successful carving out of the
program for entertaining and welcom
ing returned soldiers, that every re
; turned soldier register his name and
?address with the W. C. C. S. bureau
at Sumter Chamber of Commerce. E.
I. Reardon. secretary of the local
board of directors of the W. C. C. S.
will cooperate with Miss Hearon. the
office secretary, in making the Sumter '
War Camp Community Service of>
real value and interest to Sumter's
returned heroes and to the citizens of ;
Sumter and Sumter county general- 1
ly.
The office has been fixed up and
everything is ready for registration
of soldierSi of the world war. Mr.
Wheatly the field agent will be in 1
Sumter early next week with a full *
complement of office stationery, etc.. 5
for complete plans of operations just J
as are on hand at the main office in 1
Columbia which will cooperate in ev- 1
ery way with the Sumter office of the 5
w. c. c. s. f
The Jewish Relief Work j
: In harmony with the suggestion
made by Mr. August Kohn. State
chairman of the Jewish Relief Work,
the campaign for securing funds for
this cause will be extended for the
rest of this week. In his telegram.
Mr. Kohn says that the demands for
assistance are so imperative as to :
make him feel as if we should not lose
the opportunity to get every dollar
possible because these dollars will he
used in the saving of lives of men,
women, and little children who are
starving. The banks will continue
to receive contributions up to two
o'clock on Saturday of this week.
Mr. Whitehead. the treasurer of this
fund, will receive all contributions
that have been made during the week
and the several committees will make
their final reports by x.:iO o'clock on
Saturday evening at the Girls' High
School building. The committees and
individuals who are soliciting funds
will continue their work and the
whole committee will meet this week.
This will be the last meeting of the
committee and a full attendance is
urgently requested. The members of
the committee are asked to keep in
mind the place and the time of this
meeting. The Girls' High School
building. Saturday evening. April 12.
at S.3'* o'clock.
Bcthesda Missionary Society
The 'regular monthly meeting <>f|
Tl:;>' Woman's Missionary Society of-l
Bethesda. M. 5-:. Church, was held i
Saturday afternoon. Apr. 5th. at the!
home of Mrs. W. M. Lenoir, Jr.
The president. Mrs. .1. L. Jackson,
had arranger a most enjoyable pro
gram in which many noble truths
were expressed and emphasized.
This Society has -tu elticicnt corps
of officers who strive faithfully to
further this ennobling work, both
home and abroad. Jt is considered
one of the most * successful in the
State.
After the session tin- hostess ser
ved delightful refreshments.
The next meeting will b ? held in
May. at the borne .f Mrs. Spencer.
Farly planted cotton is beginning
to come up. and if it escapes a late
frost will get a good start. When
the boll weevil begins operations in
this section within the next two years,
the farmers who plant early ami us?
early maturing varieties will be the
only ones to make any cotton worth
w nile.
Mr. Henry P. Moses has been se
lected to serve as County Chairmar
for the Victory Loan Dr?ve and Mr.
W. A. Bryan chairman for the cits
of Sumter. They have :i heavy re
sponsibility and a great work to do
They will need and should have th<
support and cooperation of all Ioya
and patriotic citizens.
At the special meeting of tin
Board; of County Commissioners Tues
day. Mr. I). M. Blanding was electe<
Clerk of the Board. He will enter up
on the discharge of his duties Ma:
1st.
IThanksgving and
! Memorial
I Services to Be Held to Com
memorate Return of Soldiers
When the citizens' mass meeting
j resolved to honor the Sumter coun
ty soldiers and sailors, whether they
had served overseas, or had served
at home, the mooting resolved to have
not only a jollification, but a. solemn
service of thanksgiving for the re
| turn of the living, and in memoriam
j for the dead. The mass meeting
jasked the .Ministerial Union of Sum
Iter to take charge of this feature,
j To carry out these services the un
jion has appointed. ;I committee with
! power to make lull arrangements,
and to appoint subcommittees. The
j arrangement committee consists of
i Rev. J. H. Wilson of the Lutheran
[church, chairman: Father Mahoney!
! of St. .Anne's Catholic Church, and j
' Mr. II. A. Moses of Congregation Si
nai. This committee has given out
a rental.ve prog-ram as follows:
Music.
I Invocation.
Music.
Address. ^
Roll call of Sumter county men j
who died in the service of the
country, whether in camp or on the!
battlefield.
Taps.
Prayer. j
.M usic?America.
Benediction.
Rev. J. G. Ferguson was placed inj
charge of getting up the names of
those who died tiring the recce.! war.]
and it is earnestly requested that all j
who have had relatives or friends to j
die should report the names and or
ganization in which they belonged to
him. It would be most unfortunate
if through simple neglect the name
is omitted of anyone whose life ivas
offered that his country may live.
The services will be held at four
o'clock of the afternoon of April i'T.
which is a Sunday. 11 is hoped and
expected that the whole county will
participate. The services will be on
the school square if the weather is
fine, and probably in Trinity church
if the weather is poor, other details
will be published as they deevlop.
Civic League Notes.
The Executive Committee of the
Civic League met mi Tuesday morn
ing lo perfect plans for the celebra
tion of Reciprocity Day on Apr-l
16th. They hope to have with them ,
on that day. .Mrs. Leroy Springs off
Lancaster the President of the Set*!
Federation of Clubs, who will make!
an address. The program for ih.'S};
meeting will be announced a :i' '.? la
ter.
Death.
Mrs. Katie Richardson Duncan.!j
vife or Col. I?. P. Duncan of CJnion. j,
;. C. died suddenly Tuesday night at j.
[thica. X. V.. where she was visiting!,
aer daughter.. The body will be L
?rough' to Sumter for interment, but j {
he funeral arrangements have not j
?et been made. She was a daughter !,
>f the late ('apt. .Inn. S. Richardson, i ,
>f this city, and is survived by two!
brothers. Mr. Jno. S. Richardson of
Sumter and D. M. Richardson of Co-]
umbia.
Iii V Club Dinner
On Friday evening. April 11 at s.:.U
the ITi y Club will gather around the 11
table to eat chicken and have a good | <
social time-together.
The second year High School boysj i
and the members of the Board of it
Directors are ;o be the gUests of the]
club on this occasion. Both the sec- j
ond year students and members of the :
Board may expect a good dinner and
an evening of good fellowship and J *
consider themselves fortunate in beingL
invited. i
The following boys aia- to hend-upj
the various tables: Clifford Oraw-1
ford, who is president of tin- ?'lab:;
Lloyd Cothrah, vice president: Leslie
Dennnison. secretary-treasurer: Alex
Tisdale. chairman of social commit-]
tee: Wylie Sholar. chairman of enter
tainment committee; DuPre Rhame,
chairman of programme and .Ins.
Raffield, chairman of publicity.
The following ladies have kindly
consented to help with The dinner.: j
Mesdames L. I. Parrott. s. IT. Ed
munds, Bob Edmunds, B. C. Wallace.
C. IL Barnum, .1. Z. Tisdale. Lamb:
Misses Annie Purdy. .Margaret DC-j
Lonne. Mrs. Eostick.
Mayor L. D. Jennings is to be the
[speaker. The programme cOmmitte<
I were unanimous in their decision foi
a speaker, and extended the mayoi
j a hearty invitation to be with them, i
Capt, Roben Brown is also expected!
to speak. Capt. Crown is now at
iCarap Jackson and it is hoped that
he can be present.
Miss ;Edith Truitl has very kindly ]
j consented to furnish the music.
Every one who has heard the High
School Orchestra knows the quality
j of 11n- music.
Details?Victory Loan.
j Dated?May 20th. LH'.).
I Payments--10 per c ut with appli
cation on <?r before May Huh.
! in per cent July 15th.
20 per cent August 12th.
i 20 per cent September 9th.
i 20 per cent October 7th.
j 20 per cent November 11th.
' With accrued interesi on deferred
I installments.
j Payment in full can he made on
I May 20th. the 10 per cent required
i with application having been duly
1 paid en or before May fOth.
Payment in full will also be a!
I lowed witii application BCT WITIT
lOTTT REBATE OF fNTEREST. but
[ there may be a limitation as !<> the
j rrSaximum amount of notes upon
; which si ch fuli payment will be ac
cepted.
Payment can also be completed on
any instalment date with accrued in
terest. BT-T NO COMPLETION OF
PA V;MB NTS CAN BE MAPI' EX
CELT ON INSTALMENT DATES
First coupon on the notes will ho
payable :ii a sufficient tine- after the
last instalment date to allow for com
pleting delivery of notes.
Denominations of notes as hereto
fore.
I Routine Business Disposed of
I And Some Salaries Increased
City Council Meeting: Ckczji
The City Conn id met Tuesday
night. April Nth. with ail member?
present.
Considerable routine business was
transacted, but nn matters <?;' par
j ticular importance s?i* ? up for con
i sid ?ration.
J An application for :i street light on
I Corbet! street was received and ac
ition deferred.
? The 'license tax on soft drink ven
ders from push carts was fixed at
j $7.50 for the seaport,
j Mr. C. F. Whit-ted. of the Clare
! mont Hotel, made application for per
I mission to establish a gasoline filims
station on the China lot, corner v>!
Main and Bartlette street, the station
not to be on the street hue. but on
the ioi shme distance front the street.
The Recorder's salar\ was increas
ed from sti" to $7-*. per month.
The construction of a new sower!
line 600 feet in length was ordered on J
Hayns wort h street. west of Sal em
Avenue. A 100 foot sewer line
on Pi<>s<on street to the Sumter Ma
chinery Co.. plant and a line on!
Bland ing street between Hampton
and Liberty were also ordered.
Two public toilets in the rear of lh<
Opera House and one on Court Alle>
were ordered built.
A license tax of S?T.'.O was fixed
for Mr. P. W Scar pa. the local rep
resentative of the Southern Pine A:
-.<><?!.-11 i< >n.
The salary of Collector McKievei
was raised from ST5 to SOO a month
The Carolina Machinery Companj '
was notified to put drains from dowel
spots tinder the sidewalk.
Pitts Bradford whs elected a- {
roundsman on tie- police force at :? |
salary of ?S0 per month.
On motion <>f Councilman Poolh ?
resolution that hereafter officers re
signing from the police for<.r Icav j
ing the force for other came be re j
quired to turn in uniforms, overcoat j
and other city property, was adopted |
Councilman Booth and Chief of i*.
lice Owens were authorized :?> pin
chase summer uniforms for tin <??_? n
].??!? (>?! the police force.
Knitters Needed.
Volunteers to knit i:'< sweaters arid)
IS pairs <d' stockings must forth j
coming before the last allotment of i
knitting can be well on the way :?
completions ft- is imperative that thh
work be finished and returned to di ?
visional headquarters by May !. Th |
ro? pi est is not to stop knitting whei |
?in- o/uot-i is reached but to continue
to knit as long as the yarn !: ;ts I
From present Indications th-- Sin
er chapter has mm-h more yj rn than !
will be made into ;air::n-r:;s. ; th j
? resent allotment only 23 have ro'nn :'
cored to make swearers and 22 !????
uawe stocivinsrs. 5 ?on ; tu. a.. - ?: ? i
ry them, t in- knitting of these gar :
nents is as simple as the knit Iii: '?
hat has been previously done.
Those who are making men's sw< -t j
?rs will please complete them andjj
return at once.
Case of sleeping Sickness.
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The tirst case in Sumter con i ? ys
diagnosed as "sleeping sick ness" i t
i lethargic encephalitis:) was brought I >
1.0 Tourney Hospital from ETC ratio on { ?
Sunday. April ?Ith; and (lied the fol-p
lowing morning. The case was lirsi ;
>een by Dt: Tom .Moore. of Hon: io. I:
Dr. Cirl B. Epps .of Sumter. v.a: ? !
called in consultation and diagnosed j
ihe case as probably one of sleeping!
sickness: The patient was a pros-} ?
nerous negro farmer. John McKen- *
sie Miller, aged U?. i
A telegram was sent to I >r. ITayae. j
of the State- Board of Health, and a j I
government expert. Dr. Xeal. was nt ; :
over to investigate. Before his arri-' I
vai. the patient died. but. Dr. **\cal :'
stated that, from the history, and LI
symptoms of tin- case, he considers ? ;
it was a case of true lethargic enceph-jl
alitlS. The disease in this case fob ; ?;
lowed what was considered to he an j
attack of influenza. The patient then ! i
began to complain of severe pain!;!
about the neck and head. Later, h ! \
became dazed, and gradually pas ??; ii
into a stupor in which he finally died ;
Not much is yei known of this veryt!
fatal disease. Only a few cases h v,.j
been reported from different section ii
of the State. A bulletin ree.uly is ii
sued by tin- South Carolina Si tfojj
Board of Health gives the following!:
description of the disease:
"An acute affection. due r> a {-"?
specific virus of unknown identify
which probably finds entrance to :n
body through the naso-pharynx u-i?1 :
the throat, and has a special : lib ?
for certain arias and el em en of:
the nervous system. Genera!
? ions condition, characterized ; ?
symptom complex ?d' prog're.-s'vi
lethargy* or stupor and lesions in in
about the nuclei of the third pair ? r.
crania! nerves."
lied Cross Clothing Campaign l-'j.
Successfully.
!
The committee by assorting tin-j
h dolhing a.nd shoes as they were '>'"
Iceived was enabled to shin !hom ;Je-|
I :-ec(;nd day after the campaign a
lover. The oa.iiipaigii ended on Mon
day, March :! 1 and a shipment con ?
I is'ing of MS sacks oi clothing, ':: !
! sacks of shoe:.- and l! boxes of s?a'P \
? .At
Oil Wed n : i:: .'. A oi . 1
j was mane n
: The merchants as ii< retofori c <n
rribated from their stock oi go-?d:
j Some of tin- grocers and drug; :
i who could not give dry goods, mad
I donations of sOa p. which we we.ire |
?vised were ver\ ac<:eptai>le: ': :"
I auxiliaries as always. r?-s)>oiided
the call. The cash contrihutioiis ??
l converted into blankets tor .-o\ or i
; This is Clean Up Week in Sun
'and Ib-alth Officer Smith nrges (lia't
[all householders take steps to p
t-thefr premises in good comlition
iln spring inspection.
Vcs! They Vre Good Looking,
i About 2.00 Georgette shirtwa.is! ar<
! right here, ready for you to pick
from. I'm don't put it oif. Vm:
I know this shop Sells He- .?? tists.
' Schwartz Lrwi.?Advt.
An elaborate showing of CO A TS, CAPES,
DOLMANS, SUITS, DRESSES,
and SKIRTS
ShAW & McCOLLUM
MERCANTILE COMPANY
Phone 68
leatJons of lit - :y va:.:
his sensor; are avaia.P
!iSLTToirt4oo :.y the K.
ice-, and they should prove <
<> farmers and stock raisers
rive fop ihctreas?! d live s
Juliet in 5-, "I-'orag'e Crop's
Permanent and T< rm>o
p n.nsboro. South Carolina.! Some Very Smart Styles
county agent, and later < ;s-' "In coat suits and dresses were re
: r>f the Extension Service? ceived yesterday and today, filling,
? independently. Mr. j up all the ?Jtps made by th<? very
; nthorfty on both sub-- heavy recent sa.les. Come right in
..?? ::nvi these bulletins should be] here for your Easter dress, suit, the
h ads of all farmers who have; hat. the shoes. We have them,
s ock. They are free for the; Schwartz Bros.?Advt.
? f. . ' ? ? ?
?_. "" j Mrs. A. F. Boartfield, son Willie
. .. DeLorme. formerly of and little daughter Helen Roy. will
but who is now living in leave tonight for Charleston where
11. Wvom'ing. is visiting Mrs. F. they will spend a few days with rel
?.\ >? ;: Crier on North Main Street. . i atives.
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Made at ANY Price
taste of onions? or your batter taste of fish? or other
(here wore confiicing air currents in your refrig
ilft hunt.
Mote that there is constant, automatic dry-air
(Ii iiov> if from around and under the ice.) It goes
each time ii strikes the ice. That's why food odors
h\ your foods are properly preserved and always
halt ree from taint or moisture.
and the honestly-built eight-section wails that keep the
( tt of \ he reasons why the Automatic is the refrig
. : \ n investigate.
s>ive you a booklet telling many things you ought
iterator. Automatics cost no more than ice-eating,
? open a charge account for one if you wish.
food odors mix? Tha:
eraior. l\ *as not s^enl
Take a goof] look a ikl
(drcnfiitiGn. ;'-:ia air
? d!-c pround, Ik :nt*
mix in an \utoi~si
i resh. nur
star we iviiovv you
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S I ^.-! North Main Street.
urniture Company
Telephone 857
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