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PERSONAL.
? Misses Abbie, Irene, Anna and
Rosalie Bryan and Nell Moore left
Saturday for a three weeks' trip to
Niagara Palls, Thousand Islands, New
York, Washington and other interest
?\ ing points.
Miss Elizabeth Osteen has returned
from a visit to rYfends in Aiken.
. - Mr. and Mrs. Vivian M. Moses and
Miss Nettie SIoss, of New York, are
visiting Mrs. Altamont Moses.
Mr. James Doig, who has been
visiting his niece, Mrs. James Bland
ina will leave on Wednesday for his
home in Florida
Mr. Pat Gallagher received , a tele
gram this morning from his brother,
Uent. Peter Gallagher, announcing
his arrival at Philadelphia from over
seas service. Lieut. Gallagher has
been granted a fifteen day furlough,
before going to Camp Gordon to be
discharged, and wili "come at once to
Sumter.
Miss Coline Campbell is spending
some time in " Charleston with her
aunt, Mrs. E. T. Brailsford.
Mr. J. F. Glenn is visiting relatives
in York.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Chandler
bave returned from T?te Springs.
? :; Solicitor Ed. C. Mann, of St. Mat
thews, who is a candidate for Con
Z- gress, was in town today .
Miss Mildred Nettles left Wednes
day morning for Hendersonville,
where she will spend several weeks.
I Misses Ellen and Louise Siddall are!
in New York, where they are taking;
:a course in music at Columbia Uni
' versify.
Dr. Wilfred M. Shaw, who was
graduated from the medical college
in Philadelphia in June, after spend
ing a few weeks at home left yes
terday for Brooklyn, N. Y., whera he
wiH ' spend a year in post graduate
work in pathology and hospital work
at King's County Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. J- M. Brodie of Aiken
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Mur- ?
ray.
J. A .Schwerin,- Jr., of Charleston,
is in town- for a few days.
? -' Mr. C. W. Hicks and family have
returned from a two weeks' visit to
relatives in Atlanta.
GERMAN MILLS
NEED COTTON
But They Lack Ability to Fi
nance the Movement
Washington, July 28.?German cot- '
ton mills with 10,000,000 spindles es- .
timated as- still suitable for operation }
can consume about 1,000,000 bales of i
cotton during the next year,, if means |
are found to finance the movement^
of the commodity from the United j
States, said a report by Erwin W. 3
Tbompsor, commercial attache of the (
bureau of foreign and domestic -com- ^
. merce made public tonight. ^
Mr. Thompson outlined a plan by 3
which Danish and Dutch traders may ,
be furnished cotton for resale to Ger
many and allowed to assume a part of .
the .credit riasis. Out of 4,067,018 bales ,
of cotton in storage " in the United '
States on June 30, he estimates a very j
large proportion was classified in the
lower grades, which are especially
suitable for German mills. '
'jAt this time German mills would
be eager buyers of the lowest grades,"
Mr. Thompson's, report said, point
ing out that during the war they
have been operating on wastes, shod
dy, nettle fibre, and paper, owing to
the pressure of the blockade.
['Cotton - experts are agreed that
the cotton in public store in the Unit
ed States is. nearly aU of grades be
low those most desired by domestic
mills."
Declaring the problem for the Ame
rican producers and holders of cot
ton was to figure a way to offer large
assorted stocks of cotton to the Ger
s man spinners, and at the same tim
be secured for the value of their prop
erty, Mr. Thompson said that ware
houses and exchange facil.cies in Rot
terdam, Holland, now were available
tor handling such a trade.
'?Several strong trading companies
in Rotterdam are in a position to
handle and finance cotton into Ger
v many as fast as they can consume
It" he said. "Matters can be so ar
ranged with them that American
bankers can finance the cotton in any
' amount into safe warehouses. Hol
and and Hollanders can arrange their
own credits for delivery to German
spinners in lots to suit their weekly
or monthly requirements.
"Owing to great labor troubles at
the moment it would be hard to keep
up spinning at full capacity even if |
the cotton were on the spot. But it is j
estimated that within a few months j
after cotton begins to arrive the mills;
could use 40,000 bales a month."
Danish traders are also willing.
Mr. Thompson said, to remain hand
ling cotton into Russi??, and would
also stand willing to join in supply
ing Germany.
Cotton is beginning to open al
ready. The long rainy spell and the
excessive heat of the past few days
has knocked cotton up and the bolls
are popping open prematurely. Mr.
G. il Garner, who lives in the Jor
don section, beyond the Second Mill,
brought an open boll to this office
today and stated that there were
many open bolls in his crop and that
if it continued to open at the same
rate he would have to begin picking
next week. Similar reports have
come from other sections.
The road to Pocalla was again clos
ed to traffic Wednesday on account of
the unsafe condition of the bridge
over Pocataligo. It is stated that the
concrete bridge will probably have to
be entirely rebuilt. Until this can be
done it is expected that a temporary
bridge of some description will have
to .be built, as the traffic over this
read is too great for it to be closed
for any length of time. The people
in the habit of using this road are
now coming to town by way of Cain's
Mill or Graham's Church and the
Manning road.
WALK-OVER FOR
WILMINGTON TEAM
Sumter Shut Out 11 to 0?in
First Game Series
By loose playing in the first two
inning Monday afternoon Sumter
gave "Wilmington the first game of
the series. The final scoro being 11
to 0. Purdy started, on the mound
for Sumter, and was relieved by Nun
namaker in the third inning. After
Wilmington had scored nine runs
Nunnamaker was in great form and
held the Tar Heels to two runs, dur
ing the last eight innings, these be
ing made on errors.
The only feature of the game was
Hasty's home ran, over center fieid
?fence, with Manuch on path ahead
of him. Cauthen covered third in
great style making a pretty one hand
stab of a hot grounder, which, if
allowed to pass, would have resulted
in another run for the visitors.
Wilmington scored their first run in
their half of the first inning. Trust,
being allowed to score, as the result
of two wild throws and a scratch hit
Prom then on Sumter played loose
ball. Bad fielding was the principal
cause of Wilmington making ten more
runs.
The Gamecocks' - only chance to
score was in the fifth, when with two
out, and men on all three sacks, Um
pire Hornsby called Nunnamaker out
on strikes.
Sumter was somewhat handicapped
yesterday by the absence of two of
best hitters. But they hope to
have them back for today's game.
Bob Reaves, Ratchford, Cauthen, and
Bob Clarke will also be seen in the
local line-up ' this afternoon. With
these additions, the boys promise to
put up a classy game. Yesterday's
defeat makes .the first this season for
the home club.
The Sumter harter for this after
noon will be "Chuck" Chandler or
Bob Clarke, former Davidson twirl
er. Wilmington will probably use
Sullivan. \ ??
The game todays will be called at 6*
o'clock promptly. Come out and see
Sumter even up things- with Wilming
ton.
W?mington .'180 Oil 000?11 10 2
Sumter. .. .000 000 000? 0 5 6
Sullivan, B?swell and Blanchard.
Purdy, Nunnamaker and Burns.
Umpire?Hornsby.
Scorer?Winn.
FIRE MONDAY NIGHT.
Bungalow on West Hampton Avenue
Burned After Midnight.
A bungalow on .West-Kampton Ave.,
occupied by Mr. Way, was burned
ahout 3 a. m.. The family escaped
with; their lives, but saved nothing
?xcept .or three chairs and a' few
>ther articles. If the fire had not !
>een discovered by neighbors and the
amily arouseu they would have all
>urned to death. When a negro wo
nan who hved across the street dis- ]
:overed the fire and sent her son to
rive the alarm, and'arouse the family i
he house was ablaze and plaster was (
>eginning to fall in some of the rooms,
md the occupants were still sleeping.
The house was- so far out beyond ;
:c' fire hydrants that it was impos
sible to get a stream of water on the
ire and the only thing the firemen
;ou!d do was to use the chemical to
save a near-by house that was en
iangered.
Crossties Urgently Needed.
The Item office was favored with a
ct " this morning from Mr. G. F.
Ogilvie of Wilmington, N. C. This
gentleman is representing the timber
and tie department of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad, and is working
in Sumter' and adjacent counties in
the interests of increased production
of crossties.
He states that crossties are very
scaree and that more Ties are urgent
ly neded; if the safety and efficiency
of the roads are to be maintained.
This is an opportunity which tim
ber operators, sawmill men, farmers
and others should not fail to-take ad
vantage of.
The prices of ties are the highest
ever known. In addition to heart
pine, and cypress, sap pine, and many
other varieties of timber, which still
abound in Sumter county, are now be
ing readily accepted by the company.
While people will find it profitable
to get the ties at the high figures
being offered, every worker in this
field will also be performing a pa
triotic service of great value to our
country. If every farmer, timber op
erator, tie cutter or any one who can
help will write at once :o the Timber
and Tie Department of the A. C. L.
R. R., Wilmington, N. C, they will
learn of something very much to their
advantage.
Marriage Licenses.
White?Spencer James of Sumter
to Christine Webb of Sumter.
Colored?Sandy Smith of Wedge
field, to Edith Rose of Wedgefield.
C. H. Drummond of Turbeville to
Wilhelmina A. Black of Sumter.
Aaron Jackson of D^lzell to Jose
phine Gaiia Shaw of Sumter.
J. L. Lewis of Camden to Maggie
Hicks of Camden.
Eli Brown of Sumter to Martha
Jenkins of Sumter.
James Graham of Olanta to Lucy
Neil McDowell of Olanta.
John M. Burgess of New Zion to
Anna Holmes of Sumter.
Ishmael Williams of Sumter to Car
rie Graham of Sumter.
Colored?Thomas Hunt of Oswego
to Florence Dwyer of Oswego.
Dan Brown of Wedgefield to Epsie
Nelson of Wedgefield.
White?S. L. Roddey of Sumter :o
Martie Boyle of Sumter.
Colored?Jerry Goodman of Shiloh
to Ethel Barnes of Shiloh.
Death.
Mr. Vernon O'Cain, who was terri
bly injured in an automobile acci
dent in Orangeburg county Monday af
ternoon, died yesterday at the Tuomey
Hospital, where he was brought for
treatment Monday night. The body
was sent to Orangeburg last night.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION HELD
Interesting and Profitable Meet
ing Held at Dalzell
Datzel!, July 28.?The Surnter Coun
ty Sunday School Convention was held
in the Dalzell Methodist Church Sat
j urday and Sunday. The delegates at
tending were largely from the upper
j section of the county because of the
I condition of the roads. The attend
j ance represented ail of the denomi
! nations and one-third of the schools in
the county.
The program covered a variety of
subjects on Sur. day School work. R.
D. Webb and Miss Cora Kol land, rep
resenting the S'^ate Association, spoke
several times during the two days pre
senting many practical methods of
improving Sunday School work.
At the closing session Sunday af
ternoon the delegates pledged to make
the County Association effective in
reaching and helping all the schools
in the county during the coming year.
The Sumter County officers are as
follows: ? v
President?W. H. Freeman, Rein
sert.
Vice President?P. G. Bowman,
Sumter.
Secretory-Treasurer?Miss Ldnnie
McLaurin. Sumter.
Division Superintendents:
Children's?Miss Abbie Bryan, Sum
ter.
Young People's?Dr. J. H. Hayns
worth, Sumter.
? Adult?C. M. Hurst; Sumter.
Administrative?Rev. C. L. Stoney,
Dalzell.
District Officers:
No. 1?R. D. Epps, Sumter.
No. 2?S: F. Moore, Dalzell.
No. 3?R. j: Kolb, Sumter. R. 2.
No. 4?A. Walker Newman, Sum
ter. R. 1.
. No. 5?J. H. Wilson, Mayesville.
No. 6?William McDeod, Mayesville.
Hagood Reflections.
Many a man who appears before the
public to orate lowrates instead.
When a man struts and says he is it,
he generally is. I'd rather be a male
than a female but I'd a thousand
times rather be a female than an it.
When some folks "catch the devil"
they were not hankering after the
job, and would far rather some one
else had made the coup.
There are people who actually be
lieve they have seen an ass pose in a
lion's skin.
It pays to go slow, especially if-it
is the other fellow who has set you
agoing.
Do you think it is right for a po
liceman to shoot a boy for peeping
through the fence at a game of base
ball?
Many of our roads are execrable,
whatever that means, and our people
are wishing to return to the old meth
od.
Crops, but especially cotton, have
be3n seriously hurt by the long and
heavy rains.
The writer was among the first, if
not-the first, to advocate merging the
schools in a township into-.one., .but
when the school is on one side bf- the
township it is somewhat a farce, and
generally means that some fellow had
a pull on that side of the township
and used it. Our educational sys
tem should be kept clean of politics |
of any sort.
Mrs. W. J. Spencer and her daugh
ter, Glenn, have returned from At
lanta.
Mr. Jno. Plummer McCIellan, whose
injured eye was operated on by Dr.
Wilson of your city recently, is doing i
well.
Mrs. H. C. Bethea is in declining!
health.
Miss Margaret Lenoir of Rock Hill,
Winthrop College, is spending a few
days" with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. H. Lmoir.
Mr. Blakeney Zemp of Camden
spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. G.
H. Lenoir.
Quite ?a large gator has recently
been seen in the Dinkins Mill pond.
^ "Hagood."
Rembert, July 28.
Farmers' Week at Clemson.
Clemson College. July 25.?Al
though the biggest attendance at
Farmers' Week was on Tuesday and 1
Wednesday, the interest among those j
who attended Thursday and Friday ;
was just as great as-.it was the first
two days. Threatening weather the
entire week and bad condition of
roads doubtless kept away many who
planned to come for the last two days.
The tractor demonstrations were
continued Thursday afternoon, and re
ports, showing results of the tests will
be made later. Interesting demonstra
tions were made on Thursday after
noon also in the use of powder for
digging ditches and uprooting stumps.
The adress on Thursday evening on
Beekeeping for Profit by Dr. E. F.
Phillips of the U. S. Bureau of Ento
mology was one of the best of the
evening addresses. The last of the se
ries of evening addresses was made
on Friday evening by Dr. D. W. Dan
iel on Forces That Build Comirftini
ties.
_ I
There was an automobile accident
Tuesday at the corner of West Liberty
and Washington. In trying to avoid
a collision with a car driven b^ a
Mr. Briggs, of Columbia, B. R. Cttina.
who was driving his father's casi in
which there were several girls, iran
into the telephone pole at the corner.
?The car was considerably damaged,
and the occupants were shaken up and
bruised. Miss Theodosa Bennett was
at first thought to have been seriously
injured and was taken to the hospital,
but fortunately the injury she sustain
! ed was found to be not of a serious
; nature.
Notice to The Public.
j The members of Bethesda Suiaclay
j School will serve an ice cream
;,per at the residence of Mr. Wf
! Freeman on August cornme*
I at 4 P. M.
The funds will be used to pun
a library for the Sunday school,
j public generally is cordially inj]
1 and urged to attend. .
Elois= Zanders.
1 Secretary of Bethesda Sunday School.
[TRIP TO FLORENCE
I Sumter County Farmers Will
Visit Pee Dee Experiment
Station at Florence on
Aug. 8th. Trip Last
Week Had to Be
Abandoned
I /_
The visit of the Sumter County
farmers to tl Pee Dee Experiment
station at Florence, which had to be
postponed last week owing to the
weather and road conditions, will be
made on Friday, August 8th, as in- j
dicated in a letter from County Agent j
J. Frank Williams, mailed out by
the Sumter County Chamber of Com
merce to one hundred and fifty farm
ers, requesting them to spread in
formation concerning this trip, and
which is printed in full for the in
formation of all who are interested.
Sumter, S. C.
July 29, 1919.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly spread the news
among the farmers of your township,
that the proposed trip to Pee Dee
Experiment station which had to be
.'postponed owing, to weather condi
tions, will be made on Friday, Au
gust 8th, and extend a cordial invi
tation to all who are interested to go;
You are cordially invited to be with
us, and we trust that a number of
automobiles parties wil be made from
every section of Sumter County, each
party making its own arrangements
as to paying their prorata share of
operating the car.
A splendid dinner will be provided
by the hospitable superintendent' of
the station, Mr. R. E. Curren. It will
however be necessary for me to know
by August 6th who are going in order
that I can notify him approximately
how. many to prepare dinner for.
Please instruct your friends to notify
me or Mr. E. I. Rear den, Managing
Secretary of the Sumter County Cham
ber of Commerce (Phone 200) by
August 6th, or earlier if possible.
Superintendent Curren has very
kindly agreed to devote the entire day
to the Sumter County party showinr
esults of practical and scientific appli
cation of fertilizers and other result'
obtained by the stations activities. We
know that there is more money wasted
on our farms through unwise use of
fertilizers such as using the wrong
kind, applying same unwisely, etc..
than any other economic loss. He will
have his charts and other facilities
prepared for our information.
We should be there not late:* than
11 o'clock A. M Automobile parties
iivir/g north, west and south of Sum
ter will kindly meet at Sumter Cham
of Commerce at 9 A. M., sharp, and"
we will all go in a body by way of
Mayesville and Lynchburg. although
?;his is notrlmperative, just suggested.
Parties living in the township of Co<
cord, Mayesville, and Shiloh will tak'
whatever route suits them best. We
will leave the Experiment Station
about 6 P. M. The trip will not re
mire more than two hours each way.
As .we are paying for three Experi
ment Stations in this State we should
use them more than we do by going to
find out what has been learned by the
experiments conducted for the benefit
of the farmers.
Cordially yours?
J. Frank Wiliams.
County Agent.
COUNTY COTTON
MEETING
Chairman Jennings Calls Mass
Meeting to Form Permanent
Organization
County Cotton Meeting thincM-6ote
To the Sumter County Cotton Associa
tion Committee and to all the Farm
ers, Merchants, Bankers, and Pro
fessional men of Sumter County:
Gentlemen: At the request of the
State manager of the South Carolina
Cotlon Association you are hereby re
quested to meet at the Court House
in the City of Sumter on Tuesday.
August 5*th at 12 M.
This meeting is being held for- the
I purpose of going over the plans and
i aiding in the perfection of the organ
ization of;the South Carolina Cotton
Association.
There will also be held in the City
of Columbia on August 6th a mass
meeting of Farmers, Merchants.
Bankers and Professional -men from
every county in the State, to perfect
plans and receive final instructions
' for the big membership campaign in
the State Cotton Association.
It is very desirable that every one
interested in better prices for cotton
and other farm products attend
this meeting.
I feel confident if the farmers, mer
chants, bankers and professional men
will thoroughly organize they can so
control the prices of our farm pro
ducts as to obtain a reasonable pro
fit on same, but if we do not organize
we will be treated in the future just
as we have been in the past. Every
one interested in these matters, eithsr
directly or indirectly, should attend
this meeting and aid in the formation
of an association that will be abie to
cope with the Wail Street cottos
gamblers and ohers who try to
obtain our cotton for less than the
cost of production.
Divided we cannot win, united we
can. Will you join?
Very truly yours,
L. D. JENNINGS,
Chairman for Sumter County.
A Growing Business.
The Prince Manufacturing Com
pany, formerly at 120 S. Main St..
has moved into larger quarters at 109
111 South Salem Avenue, due to ex
pansion of the business, and demands
for their products. An increase in the
volume of business of over 300 per
cent has occurred since the plant re
opened in March.
This concern are sole owners and
producers of Bracefords and other
patents granted L. A. Prince, beside
which they will engage in the manu
facture cf automobile trailers, air
craft trailers, and aircraft specialties.
JOE AULD
MADE GOOD
^Praised for the Work He Did
in Overseas Service
The following' letter to Former
Governor R. I. Manning wiil be read
with interest by the friends of Mr.
Joseph E. A?ld, a Sumter boy who
now makes his home in Columbia:
?Mr. R. I. Manning, State Housej South
Carolina.
Dear Mr. Manning: When Mr. Jo
seph Edmund Aul'd of 701 Olive street,
I Columbia, South Carolina, went over
j seas in our service he referred to you
I as one who would know about his
qualifications and character. I am j
glad to report to you that he did very j
excellent work, as is indicated by the j
following extract from a letter by an:
army officer:
"I desire to take this opportunity j
to thank you for the personal inter
est, time and energy you have devot
ed towards making the Andernach
Leave Area a success. The Third Di
vision realizes the difficulties con
j fronting you in accomplishing- - this
i.isk and appreciates fully: the ser
! vices you have rendered there.'*
I "We greatly appreciate Mr.'^Auld's
' work, and the spirit he showed. We
f hope you wili pass this information on
! to others that his friends may realize
our cordial appreciation of the service
he has rendered.
Yours very siricereiy, 5 ~" ''
Carlos ' Hi' Stone: '
New Yor?, July 15.
MARTIAL LAW
IN CRWAGO
Six Thousand Soldiery Patrol
Streets to Maintain Ortfer
Chicago. July 31.?The main negro
quarters of Chicago today were pa
trolled by sis: thousand soldiers.' fol
lowing four night* of _ race rioting
that causc-cl thirty deaths, seventeen
negroes and'thirteen whites; and the
injury of more ihan five'-'h'u^drai
persons, two hundred of whom- .were
severely hurt, and a dozen of whom
may die. No deaths were reported
during last night, but many injuries
and fires were recorded.
The National Bank of South
of Sumter
A "Roll of Honor Bank"
Is one, vritia surplus and profits in ti
excess of capital, thus giving tangible,
evidence of Strength and Security.
Of the 25,000 hanks in the XT. S- ?
only one in ten occupies the proud
position.
We Are Among the: Xuinber.
c.G.fiOWUitiD,
Presided.
E. HJNN?HT.
... Cashter..
President
L. YATES,
Cashier
STILL THEY COME
Practiially every day we are
adding new names to our list of
depositors. ^
There must he a reason. Can
you guess what it is? If you
can't we might be able t* en
lighten you. Drop in and tali
it over with us.
The First National Bai
SUMTER, S. C.
m
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Three Generations
of Eyeglass Users
Grandad was a boy
* * only old people wore glass
es. Whole families wear them
now because the need was found
and the remedy established.
Formerly, the one with defective
eyes suffered?now, due to mod
ern science in fitting glasses, all
may make the most of their .o?
portuni?es,
Let Us Demonstrate What Oar
Good Glasses Wl?.Do For You
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V. &. K. Pumping Systems ? . .
Plumbing and Lighting For The Country Home
Estimates On All Work Furnished Free of Charge
KING PLUMBING CO.
7 W. Hampton
Sumter, S. C.
Phone 702