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Entered at the Postoffiee at Sumter, S. C, as Second-class Matter. PERSONA!;. Dr. W. E. Thayer, pastor of the First Baptist Church, left today for Chattanooga, Tenn., to attend the meeting of the Southern Baptist Con vention. Mrs.. TV. M. Wells and son, of Tren ton, N. J., are visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Thayer. Mrs. 'Nina Solomons has returned from Richmond, Va., after several week's stay. . Miss Rosa Mae Mitchell of Pros perity passed through the city this morning while returning to her home after the completion of her school work in Dalzeli. Mr. C. L. Williamson passed trough the city this morning while em route for Columbia. Mr. Delgar Dorn left this morning for Charleston on business. Mr. J. E. Brooks spent yesterday j on a fishing trip to Black River. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Skinner return ed to the city last night after a visit of several weeks in Atlanta, Ga., and to points in North Carolina. - M2ss Lillie -Brown returned to her ' home in Manning this morning. Miss Brown has been a teacher in the county in the "r%. '-.ell school. v Mrs. H. L^..Jonnson of Turbeville v';5is spending some time with her daughter on Sumter St. Mrs. T. J. Ashe of New York City eis visiting her sister, Mrs. W. Y. L. Marsha*!. Dr. r'illard and Dr. Caldwell. su pervisor of the Jeans and Rosenwald funds and Mr. J. B. Felton, state su pervisor of the negro schools, spent TVednesday in county inspecting the colored schoois. Financial help has been promised from the Jeans and Rosenwald funds to assist with the building of four negro schools in, the county. Messrs. J. P. Maurer, J. G. Craw ford, John C. Lanham, L. I. Parrott, G. C. Wairen, T. H. Siddall, Jr., M. H Beck; W. P. Smith, E. B. Boyle and H.-L. Scarborough left Wednes- ' day for Gaffney where they are to at tend the T. P. A. convention as dele gates from the local post. This Con * vention- is being held today and Fri day. Mrs. J. Frank Duffy and Frank, Jr., who have been visiting Mrs. H. G. "Osteen, left last night for their home in Chicago, via New York, where they will spend a few days. Annual Carriers' Meeting. The Sumter Rural Carriers of 1 Sumter county will hold a special meeting at the Court House at JO a. m., May 20th. I: W. O. W. To Purchase Badges Hollywood Camp, No. 19, W. 0.v W. , will hold a special open air meeting in front of the Girl's High School, Wednesday evening, May 18. at 6:30 o'clock sharp. The object of the ' meeting is the presenting of 2S Vet erans Badges or medals, to" a like number of severeigns, in recognition , of the fact that they have been mem- . hers of the society continuously for , twenty-five years. Prof. S. H. Edmunds will preside at said meeting and tne Hon. J. M. Daniel, assistant attorney general, will deliver an address and present said badges. The general public are invited and urged to attend this meeting. We al so hope to see a large turnout of the \ w. o. w. The regular monthly meeting will be held at S o'clock sharp the same , evening. . R. S. Hood, Clerk. Mayor Jennings started discussion of the good roads program when he brought up the matter at the mass meeting last week. The sentiment is somewhat divided, but there appears to be a growing feeling that there is nothing to be gained by waiting in definitely to make a beginning on the building of good roads. It may not be wise to sell a million dollars of the bonds at the current price, for interest rates may be lower next year or the year after, but a good many citizens agree with Mr. Jennings that it would not be a ruinous policy to sell a quarter or a half million of the bonds and use the money to start work. There is not much difference be tween 5 3-4 per cent interest and 6 per cent interest, as Mr. Belser stat ed to the mass mee'ing, and if the road commission could see its way clear to sell a million dollars worth | of bonds at 5 3-4 per cent, why not strain a point and sell a quarter, or at most, a half million worth at 6 per cent, so as to begin road building now? A quarter of a mP'ion dollars would be about all that could be used this year, at any rate, no matter how many bonds are sold. Complaints are coming in from all sections of the county that cotton stands are poor and that the cold wetaher has prevented seasonal growth. Conjecture. "Paddysaid an Englishman one oay. "can you tell me why my ankle is placed etween my knee and my foot ?" "I don't know," says Paddy, "un less it is to keep your calf from eat ing your corn.'' A wealthy New York woman dis appeared after telling her chauffeur to j wait. Maybe she is still shopping. J ?San Antonio Light. It is now declared that New York j cats are trained to set buildings j afire and in that fashion obtain in- J surance. Gradually user aro being ! found for a cat.?Harrisburg Patriot, j Read it Today. The big ad. For a sale at Schwartz Bros, of Jlne silk dresses; also hats. Prices cut right in half and in some j cases evert more. Sale starts Mon day. So come! Schwartz Bros.?^ Advt. High School Day; Schools Observed Memorial Day by Exercises Held in School Auditorium May 10th, the day which has been, set -aside by the State of South Caro lina as memorial day whs observed very fittingly by the Sumter High school in the carrying out of their high school day program. The ceremonies were held in the auditorium of the Girls' high school beginning at 10:30 o'clock in the morning. The high school battalion, dressed in their school uniforms of j blue coats, white trousers and caps, [marched from the Calhoun school to I the school green where the four [companies stood in battalion forma tion and at present arms while Gov. R. A. Cooper in company with J. E. Swearingen, state superintendent of education, B. I. Parkinson, state high school inspector; H. G. Osteen, chair man Sumter county board of educa tion; Dr. J. A. Mood, chairman of the city board; J. H. Haynsworth, .-?merintendent; C. S. Hutchinson, truant officer and Dr. S. H. Edmunds, walked up the school steps'and into the building, taking their places upon the rostrum of the school audi torium. The high school students, both gi>ls and boys, then marched by single file into the auditorium in perfect time and order and quickly filled the seats of the auditorium. The exercises were opened with the scriptural read ing by Dr. S. H. Edmunds, who pre sided over the ceremonies. The aud ience then stood and the Lord's pray er was repeated in unison. A school song was sung by the girls under the leadership of Miss Truitt, who had full charge of the splendid musical nrogram, after this song the hymn "Come Thou Almighty King" was sung by the entire audience. This hymn was followed by "Unfold Ye Portals ' and "Dixie." which was en thusiastically sung by the school audience. Dr. S. H. Edmunds made a short introductory speech in which he ex pressed his pleasure in the presence of the distinguished visitors. He stat ed that he had spoken to Dr. J. A. Mood, chairman of the city board of education, expressing a wonder of just what other community would dare to invite to inspect, its schools, the entire executive force of the school system and to have them pres ent in a body on one particular day. Dr. Mood's answer was that he did not know* of any other school for which the entire executive force would accept such an invitation. Dr. Edmunds introduced Governor Coop er, State Superintendent of Education J. E. Swearingen, and High School Inspector B. I. Parkinson, to high school -audience by causing the stu dents to stand as a token of welcome as he presented each of these distin guished gentlemen. The first speaker was Gov. Cooper, who referred to memorial day, em phasizing the work of the schools' in connection with the duty t . i..^ memory of the men of the 'GOs. A particularly impressive statement was made by the speaker. It was that "no person or community can ever be made poorer by the spending of mon ey upon its schools." This was the statement of which Gov. Cooper ex pressed the der re that it be remem bered should all else that he had said be forgotten. He showed that ail money spent on schools was an inter est paying investment. Mr. Swearingen highly compli mented the Sumter schools and its superintendent and made an earnest and appealing talk upon education. The address by Mr. Parkinson was particularly fine. He spoke directly to the boys and girls, giving them in a most pleasing manner good advice which should be followed by them as students. He complimented the Sum ter school system and made especial mention of the beautiful music which he had so delightfully listened to. At the conclusion of the exercises Dr. Edmunds called the roll of the former high school boys who had lost their lives in the world war. while his audience stood in silence, and the students sang the Lord's prayer. A special feature of the exercises was the musical program which con sisted of many and varied selections sung by all the boys and girls ac companied by the high school or chestra. Governor Cooper. Mr. Swearingen, Mr. Parkinson, Dr. Edmunds, mem bers of city board of education, mem bers of the city council, and the mem bers of the county board of education were all the guests of the domestic science department of the high school at a luncheon whic : was served in the school dining room, by the girls of the 4th year high school. After the luncheon, the honored guests were entertained by an auto mobile ride about the city and to va rious places of interest unt;l the af ternoon exercises which were held on the school grounds. Resolutions of Condolence. Whereas on May the 4th 1921. our Heavenly Father in His infinite wis dom has seen rit to remove from us and call unto Himself our friend, Mr. Martin Mims the beloved father of our esteemed brother, T. B. Mims. Therefore be it Resolved: First, Whereas, accepting ineffable decree which we must all meet and bowing in humide submission to the divine will of Him that doeth all things well. We cannot help but feel the ioss of a man and friends who knew God and served Him and was noted for Ids kindness of heart and helpful to ethers. Therefore be it Resolved that Pinowood Lodge No. 121, Knight sof Pythias, extend to our bereaved Brother and family our most sincere heartfelt sympathy in this hour of their bereavement and pray that the Great Healer of sor rows console and comfort them and render their grief more bearable. Second: That a page of our min ute book be inscribed to ins memory and a copy be sent to Brother T. P. Mims. The Sumter Daily item, and The Manning Times. H. L. RAX LEY. W. O. TATUM, W. S. WATERS. Committee. Home Demonstra tion Department Schedule of Agent Fo?* Week Monday?Lonoak. Tuesday?Concord. "Wed nesday?Wedgefield, Pinewood Thursday?Office. Friday?Oswego. Saturday?Office. Woman's Coun cil organize. The Baker Girls' Cooking Club held its regular meeting on Friday. May I 6th, at the school house. The meet ing was called to order by the vice president; roll was called, and minutes read. Since the women were having the same lesson: Milk and Egg Dishes, we held a joint meeting. After business was finished Miss Truluck took charge. She distributed our new bulletins on cooking and dis cussed the food value of milk and eggs before beginning the demonstra tion which were cooked as follows: Plain Omelet, Poached Egg, Deviled Egg, Egg Sandwich, and Milk Toast. After the lesson was finished we were served with cake made by two members. We discussed taking a camping trip in the summer with the Lee County Girls. All expressed a de sire to go but we made no definite plans. The meeting was then adjourned to meet in June. BELL E VANS. Pres. MAY EVANS, Sec'y. Little Mary McLeod, nine years old brought a cake which she had made and baked according to the instruc tions of last meeting. The cake was very nicely iced and was delicious. I hope that many girls in Sumter coun ty will be able to do as nice, work by the end of the year. Mary's mother was present and stated that the child had done the work herself. Some Cold Milk Drinks. Many people who object to milk as a beverage may find it very agreeable if flavorings and charged water are added. Buttermilk with a lemon fla vor is more pleasing to some than the plain beverage* General Directions FLAVORINGS may be prepared at home by making a thick syrup and adding any fruit juice, chocolate, co coa, vanilla etc. This syrup should be highly flavored in order to have a small quantity sufficient for a glass of milk. A mild flavored fruit juice may be improved by the addition of a little lemon, rhubarb or other very acid juice. CHOCOLATE SYRUP: Roil 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water until syrup is thoroughly dissolved. Melt 2 squares (2 ounces) chocolate, and add syrup slowly at first, stirring constantly. Bring to boiling point. Add 1-2 tea spoon vanilla. FRUIT SYRUP: Boil 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water until sugar is thor ough dissolved. When cool add 2 tea spoons of an extract for flavoring, and vegetable coloring if desired. If fruit juice is available, omit extract and substitute juice for 3-4 amount of water called for above. This makes a better syrup. Charged water may be purchased at a drug store. This may be omitted but the flavor is not the same. Chocolate Egg and Milk Shake. 2 T. Crushed ice. 2 1-2 T. chocolate syrup. 1 egg. 2-3 e. milk. Put ingredients in glass and shake well. Either grated nutmeg or ground cinnamon may be sprinkled on top if desired. Mr. C. P. King, superintendent of the Southern Railway, Charleston Division, was a visitor in the city Tuesday. * * * Mr. Ed. Rush, train master, A. C. L., headquarters Charleston, was in town Thursday. * * * Mr. Geo. Brothers, engineer for many years on trains 46 and 47, Sumter and Florence, via Lanes, has given up the run to take the run between Florence and Wadesboro, N. C. Mr. Marshall Stubbs, of Florence is to fill the run made vacant by Mr. Brothers. * * * Mr. W. H. Newell, General Super intendent of the A. C. L. passed through the city Tuesday night, and Superintendent R. B. Hare, passed through the city this morning, both of these A. C. L. officials being enro tte for Columbia where they are to meet with the Railroad Commission today as to the' advisability of the discon tinuing of trains 68 and 69 operating between Columbia and Maxton. Death. A communication was received Tuesday morning by Chief J. M. Bar wick telling him of the death of his mother. Mrs. Margaret Barwiek. who passed away at 11 o'clock that morn ing in Washington, D. C, after hav ing been an invalid for several years. .Mrs. Barwiek who was in her 77th year, was the wife of the late B. J. Barwiek of this city. She had been a resident of Sumter up until the last five years of her life, these years be ing spent with her dauhgter in Washington. Mis. Barwiek is survived by her three children. Chief of Police J. M. ! Barwiek-of this city; Mrs. I. B. Man hid in <<r" Washington. I >. C. and Miss Mario E. Barwiek. and a number oi ?rand children. London. May 11.?It is reported that the negotiations between the in t( r-allied commission in Upper Sil esia and Adalbert Kofanty. leader of the Polish insurgents, have resulted in a suspension, of hostilities, ac cording to a Warsaw dispatch. m WEEVIL CONTROL^IM EARLY SUMMER Weevil Picking. Clemson College, May 9.?The cot ton boll weevil requires a long time to come from its winter quarters in the spring and early summer. These pests j begin to emerge usually during the j latter part of March and while nearly I all of them will be out by the first I week in June, yet there are stragglers I that will not come out until the first week in July. They feed upon the tender leaves and the tips of the buds until the squares begin to form. Whenever weevils are present in no ticeable numbers on the young cot ton, it will pay to go over the field carefully once or twice and collect these overwintered weevils from the buds, says Prof. A. F. Conrad, entomo logist. This can be done most econom ically and effectively just before the time with the utmost care, the ma jority of the weevils may be gathered before any eggs have been laid. The weevils may be killed by crushing them when caught or by putting them in a vessel containing water with a film of kerosene over it The collec tion of weevils before the squares are formed, it is estimated, will not pay where upon thorough search less than 5? weevils per acre are found. To catch weevils from the plants, the fol lowing method is generally used: One hand is held horizontally under the tip of the plant so that when this tip , is bent over with the other hand it may be readily caught. This method is based on the fact that the weevil "plays possum" and will drop to the ground like deadywhen disturbed. The operator will soon learn this. A great many weevils will escape by dropping to the ground so quickly that they are not even noticed by the collector. Square Picking. Where an attempt at square pick ing Is contemplated, the following should receive careful consideration. First, collecting should be begun about ten days after the first bloom is seen in the field. Second, unless the work is done thoroughly it is not pro fitable, and this means not only that squares must be picked from the ground, but also those that have dried on the plants, as well as those that show by their unnatural pale or yel low color, or by flaring, that they are injured ? so that those squares hang ing on the plants may not give the we evil sufficient time to come out be fore the next collection. This means that collection should be made abo?t every fifth day. Fourth, the collec tion of squares should be continued for at least six weeks. Fifth, the col lection of squares is generally advised during the first few weeks of the square forming period where weevils have lived through the winter in large numbers. Sixth, it must not be for gotten that under boll weevil condi tions much depends upon cultivation. The chief object is to urge the growth and fruiting of the plants as rapidly as possible. Seventh, it is estimated that it will not pay to pick weevils or squares unless low priced labor is available. Frequently this can be secured by the employment of women and children who have an interest in the crop. Those who are planning to use the calcium arsenate poisoning method for controlling the boll weevil are di rected to Circular 162. U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, which gives explicit information In the fewest words possible. To Control Chicken Lice. .Sodium Fluorid Most Satisfactory. Clemson College, May.?Poultry .lice do not suck blood. They feed on por tions of the feathers or on the scales of the skin. The greatest loss from lice is possibly that of young chickens which may become infested from the mother hen, even before they become dry after leaving the egg shell. Though there are several kinds ol poultry lice., they can all he controlled by the same method. Control. Sodium fluorid appears to be the most satisfactory chemieal to use for the control of all kinds of poultry iice. The treatment must be thorough, and every fowl in the poultry yard must be treated, because if one infested chicken escapes, it may then be but a sort time until the entire flock is again infested. The commercial form of sodium fluorid may be obtained at most drug stores. Small amounts or "pinches" of this chemical should be placed on different parts of the body of the chicken^as follows: Place the fowl on a table?n an open vessel, hold the legs and wl&sgs in one hand, and with the other hand place a small pinch of the chemical next to the skin among the feathers on the head, nec? each thigh, underside of spread wings, and distribute by pushing the fingers among the feathers. One pound will treat about 100 hens. For young chicks the head. back, and body are the only parts that are necessary to treat. Precautions. Wash the hands thoroughly after using chemical. It will not injure the hands, but it is frequently irritable to sores. It should of course never be taken internally. The reading farmer is the leading farmer. Do you take a good farm pa per and do you get the bulletins from j your agricultural college? Increase the. farm income by grow ing tinner on poor soils, steep ?dopes, rocky lands, and unused <s#r Welcome For Greenville Boosters Committees Appointed to Make Arrangements For Enter tainment of Visitors Nineteen business men and six. la dies attended the meeting at Cham ber of Commerce last Monday even ing to discuss plans for the entertain ment of the Greenville Business Men's League and their friends from other Carolina towns and oities who said they would be in Sumter on the night of May 17th during the five day ! "South Carolina Get Acquainted Tour." Mayor L. D. Jennings. Councilman [ J. A. Raffield and City Manager ! Samuel O'Quinn, represented the city council while Di\ E. S. Booth, pres ident and Secretary Reardon were the officers of the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce present. It was decided to appoint commit tees to arrange for an automobile ride, a committee on finance, and a committee of ladies and gentlemen to J see about furnishing something good i to eat. President Booth appointed the fol lowing committees: Finance Committee?J. C. Bryan, M. Goldberg, Wendell Levi, A. C. Phelps. Committee on securing automobiles to meet visitors at depot and for au tomobile ride around city. A. H. Boy kin, Heriot Rembert, G. W. Kraker, W. J. Beetham, J. Frank Williams. Committee on serving supper: Mrs. R. S. Hood, Mrs. P^ugene Stansill, Miss Julia Obensehain. Miss Hannah Kristiansn, Miss Beaulah Hunter, Miss Isadore Teicher, Mrs. Alston Stubbs, Miss Caro Truluck, Miss Ma mie Gunter, Mr. Geo. W. Hutchinson, Mr. J. Lern King, Mr. I. A. Rytten '?burg. Up to five o'clock yesterday after noon there was doubt in the minds of a number of the committee as to whether the Greenville boosters would ever get away from Greenville on their tour and reports were in cir culation that the hustling Piedmont city had fallen down on their propos ed booster trip. These reports were said to have eminated from Greenville and the doubt was increased when the secretary of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce stated that he had writ ten on May 6th, and wired on May 9th to Moss E. Penn, secretary of the Greenville Business League, and had I also wired to the Greenville Chamber j of Commerce the night of the 9th to j find out whether the Greenville party was coming, but up to a late hour last afternoon no replies were receiv ed. So the Sumter committees were "up in the air" so to speak up to last night whether to arrange a program WBSSSBSBBBSSSSSSSBSSBSBSSBSB^' 1 of entertainment or not as it looted as though no one in authority i? Greenville knew anything definite about the proposed booster trip. 1 . . . Ha good's Spaing Meditations. I Rembert, May 9.? ;Ye went to ? s&? , Charlie Jackson yesterday, and fo?Jfcd ' his injuries from ^he eighteen^fo?t fall he took not near so seriou^.-^s jthey at first appeared to be. Nevejf | theless he. was very painful, suffe^jlg j most from his back. He lives: $t j Horatio, where he h&a buih a , ft^c e f home. *; %9 We dined with Walter Lenoir. whom every one knows. Ev^rysthiag moving on quitely around there, [ - j Folks the country over are :Qtj?& j despondent about the cotton prospect. [If the cool weather continues-=?it jwill be gloomy indeed. I It is looking very bad indeed tfcis ; morning and corn is looking pale.. In I some places there are indications *o? [frost.. ? \ In company with Mr. Victor Emviai uel of Marlboro county, W. S. Tfeoiajji i son, Miss Courtenay Atkinsoa: a?? Mrs. H. C Bethea ve spent a ;v?y pleasant day Thursday with Mr.' 8*x? Gardner and his wil i, a mo&>etC(i$ lent hostess. It payt to see what ?6* j other fellow is doing. We bJ&? thought our garden the best in t?? community, and wo^Jd actually m&fg? folks stop and brag on It, but' his*}3 so much better that we hAv^ -cc? cluded to stop that and go to: Did you ever brag any? Did 'yon. ever have folks brag on you? -N0, well bud, you miss a lot. '^i But then I just do not" believe that! You just did not come out plaih*wjtb it but slyly In one way or ap?*fcfe? Bragging, like lying can be done "i-a so many ways. If the matter 14 fa you ft- will actually com? .out 'wi?& you scarcely consciou* of it- y<Hi'g^C in a crowd and talk iin doing- Whicsn you experience satisL action. a^e?<ii|i exaltation. You ha^lt "deiTfe^!* goods." No. you doift brag. '?.'?'. \~ ? %? Mrs. Reed of Lexington county'^is. spending some time with her iiephewi, Mr. Gardner. ' \,V MJany folk3 arour.3 are s?fferi?ff with colds, consequent upon tive^ii?f usual weather. Every good man ought to get '. '-V good wife and settle down to tusinear.. A good wife is the making of e"Rea.^: trifling man.. An old bachelor :<&r;Jifc! pitiable sight in hi3 last liay&'y fij?$? pecially if he is oe a nil ess."' and- in his last days is like a hnjjrjit'J'.."ci?^ tallow candle that for want of a can dlestick has been set oh & They have gone all to wajst?L: Ihe love of Mike, good mahfgfet^a wife. - /. g "Hagi&??:<,>: -?-? To be slapped by t|e tail of a^cesojet' as it saunters by. us a ? the ,ingio>iea^ climax", in- 'th^yw6ttd'%t.i^?^0^iyi ^mpre^Amer^can^ Winter Clothes Have your Winter Suits .thori|]ij^Jdg _ before packing away. Moths^ill^at??pfl^ clothes. - ? '? ".X^i Get Ready For Hot We?$?g Have your Light Weight/Palm -"BesfcSrf.lti Mohair Suits cleaned now before, the riisfr Phone 747 and we will do the res:, BEE & DEE CO. W. B. Daughtrey, Mgr. 28 W. Liberty Street COTTON SEED We are in the market for Car and Wagon Lc*s of Seed and will exchange meal for seed at an attractive rate: THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL GO. ?l??MtM>ltM?IIIMII>l'*MIIIMIIIIIIIHillllMim The National Bank of Sooth Carolina of Baxntar, & & Capital $206,000 Surplus and Profit? $980,000 Btraag aad Progrctf * The Moat PaJfrata&OaT SOERVICBI Qprm m tbo Bttmm of fifrtfef IQD The Bank of the Bank; and Ffle a 6. BOWItAiro, F&sattatt EAKUB ROWLASJK OMa? HIIM*H#MMIMMMMIMIMMM#MIMH^ NEILD O'DONNKIJj President ARCHIE CHINA Vice President O. L. YATJ38 Caa?Uf What Can We Do For You? Our ambition is to make uhla a> baa is of real personal service. Our facilities are auch, that we can, probably be of great help to snaay OC our friends whether they are patroaa of this bank or not, and we wiah theaa to feel at liberty to call on us at any time, and it will be a pic*-are to reo* der them such service aB?4fe can. A glance at our last |&temeat la proof that a great many i.| s> using oat Savings Department for Ith? "Ra4ay Day". Why not you? * First National Bank Sumter, 8. C.