The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 10, 1921, Image 3

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Watchman and Southron ? Entered at the Fostoffice at- Svm~ ter, S. as Second Oass Matter. PERSONAL. ^ Mr. David Boar teller of the Peoples Bank, is off on. a ?'"wo WQjks "Vacation. Dr. Sophia BTunson and Miss Sophie Brun son have gone to Black Mountain, N. C, to spend a few weeks. Miss Theo Liles of Orangehjirg is visiting Miss* Mae Bianding on Sa lem, avenue. ' -x *? C Mra J. B. Richardson ?f ?*. 6 Railroad Avenue, has been called to Salisbury. K O, on, acxtfaihfc of the illness of her daughter, Mrs. C. A. Johnson. tOfTS Mrs. Cecil Wilson has returned : from the mountains where sfte has been visiting some time. ... Mr. C. S. Cannon, Trainmaster of the S. A L, Rialway,,ot^E%.mpa, Fia.,visited his aunt, Mrs. W. H. Cannon, and cousin, Mrs. W. S.i Way, of this city, on the 5th inst, j while passing through en fpule to j Summerton. Charleston and^ofheri poi-rts. &iss Susie-Gregg has returned fronx Florence where she ligsj been vi^t?itg friends for a month. Miss . Susie Gregg ha*'; as - her ; *ouse guests, Misses Annie Louise Mayes, Annie Pearce, Ejnraa~May Davis and EUzaheth'Howarfl. "Af-! ter visiting Miss Gregg, the party j ir?l go to Mayesville as the guests; of Miss Annie Louise Mayea j Mr.' and Mrs. Joseph . Mp?han-1 dler have returned from, ,1 T?te j springs, Tenn.. where th'ejT'have] been spending some time^T^.. Mr. W. M. Crowsoh, "*ir.*: has j ; g??e to Asheville to? spend *'hfe va- I cation: Miss Lucia Mae Nettles of Harts v?le, is visiting Misses May Willis and Susie Osteen. Dr. Roger & Siddoll ha? returned to Baltimore after a visit to his parents Mr. and Mrs. T. H. SiddalL He will resume his duties as assist resident electrician at The hn? Hopktas Hospital and fa ctor In the Johns Hopkins Medical School. Miss Teresa Chandler has re turned, to .her* home in the *ity ,a?-. er spending a monta-in th^noiin tains of Western North Carolina. * - Mr. and' Mrs. Rhamc and'daugh tera Pearl and J^ihhie Jeave to-, day for Myrtle Beach where they will! spend several Says. Mrs. J. y. B/air has r^^edv to ^^-4he ? city, after spending'' several days In Florence with relatives. Miss Lillian Bair spent the past week with relatives and friends in Orangeburg and: Elloree. -?? . Misses Mary^?ntf'ia^rl?h'^^ have returned from Orangehurj where they have been spending some time with Miss Janet Ligon. Miss^ Dolores. Boliver is visiting, Mb^fCareiine i Riehardson at her Jsoiaiei ?4i bNorthK M ain Streets.; n * ?*j MtsEBdbiHfan .:Stnrgeon of .-Lake? City>i^?it4sltln*uJier sisteiy? ^?rs.! Robt ^iU Rowland: ob . Church. St.. Mr. -3d Wilson and Vivian Ingle of St Charles spent Sunday fan the city^-t?tt friends." . '^Ml?* Bife?be?i "Osteen has re $un$& lr#m ATI&h whew sjhe- has* ^e^^iSttBg ?fcsids for somettoep Ma?3B?a*ty Pl?ft is visiting -jMSs? ? M&etb&? Osteen. " Miss Gladys Jackson spent' the' week end at**Forreston with friends. Mr. C. L. Stubbff has gone; to the northern markets in the interest1 of Stubbs Bros. He is accompanied by Mrs. Stubbs and before their return they will take In the great fashion show at Baltimore. Mr. P. F. Patton returncd;t3un day from Flat Kock. N. CR;7tthT5re he was called last week by the ill ness of his father, who is now im proving- Mrs. Patton and children, and Mrs. C W. Stansill accom panied v him home. Mr. W. J. Blackwefl tegiraed Sunday afternoon from tl tains of Western North Miss Eva Bennett of vlsitmr Mrs. J. G. R. Wi Magnolia Street. Dr. Rogers S. Siddall has return ed to . Baltimore after a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrsi T/^H^j SiddalL He will resume his duties as assists resident obstetrician at the Johns Hopkins hospital and in structor in the Johns Hopkins Med ical School. ? Mrs. Emerson McCurry and Miss Mary Barns of Charlotte, 2** p.; are visiting Mrs. J. B. Folsom on HaynswGrth St. Miss Elizabeth Pemhest?n of Richmond, Va., is visiting her; brother. Mr. C. L. Pemberton, - at 10 TL Bartlette St. Mr. R. W. Beaty has gone to ! Cliarlotte, N. C, to spend biatkca- | tion. Mr. C. D. Fchwartz left Satur-! day night for New York in the in- | ?st of Schwartz Bros, .-lias Elizabeth Truesdale after a t to Miss Lois Thompson on Washington street has returned to her home in Columbia. r ft Death. 'Mr. J. R. Singleton died this morning at home near Sumter. aged 69 years, after a long illness. The funeral services will be held at the Singleton family burying ground at 10:30 tomorrow morn ing. Mr. Singleton was a son of the late W. J. Singleton. He is survived by his wife and the fol lowing children: C. E., William. Jesse, Robert and Bradford Sin gleton and Miss Tanie Singleton, Mrs. Marie Bradham and Mrs. M. R. Jackson. An attempt was made last night to wreck the Sumter-Augusta pas senger train in the vicinity of Pine wood. The track was obstructed with a pile of old cross-4ies,? so placed to derail the engine. -?;For .tunately the obstruction wasf ob served by the engineer before the engine struck it, an? no damage was done. This was the fourth or fifth attempt to wreck a pas senger train on the Sumter-Aug usta division within the past, six weeks. Tavel Family Miraculously Escape Death > A recent issue of a DeLand, Fla., newspaper, contains the following account of an automobile acci dent. Mrs. Tavel was Miss Marie De Lonne of Sumter: W. K. Tavel, resident engineer 'for the J. B. McCrary Co., Mrs. Tavel, two hildren, and Mrs. Ta vel's mother miraculously escaped death this morning, when their ! car- was overturned on the DeLand [road, near the Nine Mile still, pinning the party of five under neath. Fortunately all escaped with minor injuries excepting Mrs. Ta vel, who was quite seriously hurt on the leg and about the body and deep scratches about the face. Mr. Tavel has a sprained wrist, the Ta vel baby 'was bruised somewhat, ! while Mrs. Tavel's mother and boy were slightly bruised and badly shaken up from the accident. It is believed that the car which struck, the Tavel car, causing the accident, was a stolen one. As Mr. Tavel and family were driving, to DeLand, late this morning, and while turning .out to pass a car which they were meeting a third car, a Ford, came from behind at a terrific rate of speed and at tempted to crowd between the two cars as-they passed. Striking the Tavel Ford at the rear, it turned completely over on the side of the road, all the occupants being pin ned beneath the car. The Ford which caused the accident, instead of stopping, speeded up and head ed for DeLand. A Cadillac with friends in, from Daytona, came along and when Mr. Tavel told the occupants of the circumstances, they gave chase after the fast speeding Ford. Overtaking it, and securing the number, the car pass ed the Ford to report the accident to the DeLand police, and head them off, but evidently surmising this, the Ford turned about and headed toward Daytona. Another car, a Ford sedan, evidently driven by a friend of the driver of the car causing the accident, also turn ed about and followed east. , When the parties in the Cadiallac noticed the Ford turn, chase was given toward Daytona, but the Ford' turned * into the woods and rain as far as . it could in the swamp, when the driver jumped from the car and abandoned it. Trace was lost of the driver, S while the accident was reported to the Daytona police. In the'mean time the man abandoning the Ford evidently caught up with the driver of the sedan and the two made threngh DeLand, going, west. !" Sheriff Hand of Sanford report ed at 2 o'clock that the car, bear ing; the two men wanted, had pass ed through %n^city ishortly before 'n'e^ettfbr X$ti2&&&*^<i*&ieftoTt&> ''werW^efi^^ *?en? ^^g'e^an?ndtme'?'F?rd'-waS.! towed Bg?&rinS tWpoBee. b^lsPthfiW opinion that both thter"Ford touring car and'the sedan were stolen cars. Mng rushed from TJ?ytoh?; to the ?ejrVin' the deplorable7 accident are 'on the road to recovery. The Tavels make their home with F. J. Weber at 502 South Ridgewood avenue, Mr. Tavel being engaged in engi neering work for the city of De Land at this time. Notes of City Schools. The schools will reopen on Sep tember 6. The teachers will as semble for their first meeting on Monday, September 5. On that day examinations will be given to those pupils who have any exami nations left over from the past session. On Monay full explana tions will be given to the teachers and the plans for the year careful ly outlined. During the week just before the opening of the schools, the par ents should get the certificates for their children who are going *o school for the first time this year. These pupils should have been at least six years of age cn the first of July of this year, the beginning of the new fiscal year of the school?. If these boy-: or girls have not been vaccinated, it will be ad visable to have this attended to at once. The law requires that all pupils attending school should be vaccinated and it is oest not to lose the time that may be lost, if this should be postponed until after the pupil begins school. Additions and improvements have been made at several of the school buildings this summer and everything is being done that can be done at this time to insure pro gressive werk at .the very beginning of the school. Every pupil should be in his place on the first day. Absence at this time is a serious drawback to the pupil. A complete list of the teachers will be published befoe the begin ning of schooL . ? ? ? Notice to Sportsmen. "On account of the Hunting LI Icenses for this season having been printed before the Acts of 1921 , came from the hands of the print ers, it was stated on the back of the licenses that the season for Squirrels, Raccoons. Rabbits and Opossums would open October 1st and close after March 15th. "The 1921 Legislature, however, passed the following Act, from which it will be seen that Squir rels, Raccoons, Rabbits and Opos sums may be hunted from Septem ber 1st to March 1st: "Act No. 167, Acts of 1921: "Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: The close season for hunting Squirrels, Raccoons, Rabbits and Opossums in this state shall be from March 1 to Septem ber 1 of each year." Camden Takes Second Game Hard Slagging Wins Se^nd of the Series On Friday Camden again ' beat Sumter but this time by a much larger score than the afternoon before. The Camden players seem ed to be able to hit everything Martin offered and he was pounded all over the park. Only six inn ings were played but Camden was able to accumulate eight runs in this period while Sumter was able to get only one. The playing of Stack, at short for Cadmen, was phenomeenal. No grounder was al lowed to go through the infield and the pegs of this young fellow to first were the best that's yet been seen on this diamond. O'Connor and Crawford played good ball for Sumter but the rest of the team seemed to be a little off. O'Con nor has shown himself to be a fielder of the first water and a sure man at the bat. Rhame, catching for Camden, has proved to be as good a ball player as he is a foot ball player. Next week Sumter will play the Newberry team three games, on Monday Tuesday and Wednes day. The Newberry team is the strongegst independent base ball team in the upper part of the state and the fans are promised some more good ball. Sumter Again Loses to Cam den Friday in Camden the Sum ter team was again defeated by Camden by the cose score of two to one. Luther pitched for Sum ter and was able to hold the hard hitting Camden crew to a very small number of hits. Sumter will play Newberry here on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes day. Fast ball is promised the fans on these days. Main Street and Palmettos Bat tle Twelve Innings to a Tie Yesterday afternoon the hard hitting Palmetto team encountered the fast Main Street aggregation and for 12 innings the two teams battled to a one io one tie and if darkness had not come n right at this point, they probably would still be 'playing. This game was really a good game of ball, never getting tiresome or slow. The Pal metto team has developed wonder fuly since their first game a short while back and have a very good team now. Both teams made their only score in the. first inn ing, and after this' neither side was able to reach the home plate. The ybest part of the game came in the twelfth inning when Main stree..came.to bat.. The bases were Qui?k.yjfi'lledj and .no one was out. At this, pointy Gray, pitching for ..the Pamett08 tightened tod proved .himself the gerat prteher that he ial He struck out two men and the. third man knocked up a little pop fly.. .The/;game was .attended by a iVery small crowd and the ball that was played ,by these two local teams.; should draw much larger crowds;, in ;:the future. News and Views From Pisg?h. Pisgah, Aug. 5. ? The cool weather today is refreshing after the terrible heat we have ex perienced for weeks. The farm ers have had no rest this year. From bad seasons and boll wee vil they are on the go all the time, a ? - ? , Miss Lula Baker who has been visiting at Cassett, S. C, has re turned home, accompanied by Misses Bessie and Ruth Hatfield. While coming home Sunday night with some ladies Mr. Wil son Hawkins' lights went out on his car and he could not get any more, so going along as best he could he ran into a buggy with some ladies and a smashup occur red. It was an accident that could not be avoided. No one was hurt. Lanthan Barfield ran into Mr. Luke Baker's buggy who was .taking Miss Mamie Robertson home from church Sunday even ing. Both got thrown out and painfully hurt and the buggy smashed up. A Miss Hill is aiding Mr. Dendy in his meeting.. Rev. S. B. Hatfield of Cassett is visiting relatives and friends here, who are glad indeed to see him. Mr. Prescott and Mr. Baker from Bethany section, Lee county, visit ed at Mr. G. W. Elmore's yester day. Our little section has had quite an influx of visitors for some time; they come and go regular ly. The swift erection of the Item's new plant is a surprise to the folks here. All are glad that out of the ashes of the old plant a greater plant has come, and that both papers will have a 1 arger cir culation and patronage than its owners ever dreamed of. Any community would be in darkness without a good paper. The colored people are getting very hard up to live. It looks blue for many of them. Mr. Ellis Croft, an old citizen, died here Sunday and was buried at Antioch church Monday. A lot of courting is going on. I asked an old lady if it was so in her young daj*. She said "no." People in those days meant busi ness without any fool . about it. j Frolic seems to be all the go. It is a w onder some people live, they are on the go night and day, ?n? do no work. The fast age is telling on the state in a hurry. The annual barbecue at the state farms will be on the 9th inst. Will tell you about it. -? ? ? Mr. J. W. Klnard lias returned to the city after spending his va- j cation. Capt. Theodore D. Ravenel Body of Sumter Soldier Brought Back From France Columbia, August 6?The re mains of nine South Carolinians, among the twenty three sent from Hoboken, .reached here today. These men lost their lives fighting the Hun. Included in the shipment are the bodies of Private William D. Wells, of Greenville, who was killed on the day the armistice was signed, and the body of Captain Theodore Ravenel of Sumter, of the 316th Machine Gun Batallion, who was killed the day before the armis tice. He was Sumter county's first volunteer and was leading a patrol of four men in search of a ma chine gun nest, when he was killed. One of his men was killed, another wounded and he ordered the other two to surrender. He was later picked up by Lieut. Steeker, of Charleston. ? ? ? ? Number of Pistols Stolen Last night the shop of Barney Brad well was entered by some un known person and six or seven pistols stlen. The entry was made by taking a pane out of the back window and entering through this. At least siv pistols valued at about one hundred dolars were taken and 1 there is no way of telling how mu- t more was taken as there were guns and pistols all over thej shop to be repaired and no count was kept of these. No trace of j the burgar has yet been found. ? ? ? i I Commissioner Harris on Cotton Cotton at the present time seems to be standing on the threshold of better times, as virtually all that could happen to a market has al ready happened to the coton pro ducers. Their market has been de flated and re-deflated more than a great many of the products which enter into the production of a cot ton crop. The cotton producers have borne the brunt of the tight credit situation as much as any other single industry. Their market has been broken from 43.75 for July. 1920 to 12.20 cents for July 1921, and the market at present seems to to be as low as even the more dis mal of the bears believe necessary to discount fully the most fanciful economic disaster. With the acreage and fertilizer reduction this year and damage from boll weevil and weather c<jii ditions it is generally considered since, the Government condition re-, .port that the cotton crop this year is going to be the shortest one that we have had for So years. Although the farmers were asked to cut acre age fifty per cent they cut: it twen ty-eight and the Lord came in, took a hand and cut- the number of bales to about fifty per cent of a normal crop. If these eight mil lion bales-are properly marketed, they will bring as much money as thirteen and half million, bales did .in 1921. If this crop/is thrown on athe* market as fast at is is gather ed It will be impossible for cotton to advance much. The speculators will try to force this cotton on the market and will have no trouble getting money to buy it as they call this orderly marketing. ! Now, I want to appeal to our banks and financiers of the South to put forth every effort to keep this cotton off the market until it reaches a price above cost of pro duction to give the farmer a prof it. We all know that cotton is the South's great money crop and the South must protect It for no one else will do so. With the thorough co-oper?tion of our bankers*, farm ers and business men we can do it. If we let this cotton go out of the hands of the producers for less than twenty cents, we are "broke". By next June I look for cotton to sell for very much higher figures. Why do I say this? In the first place we are going to see a heavy deterioration in the crop. By Aug ust 25 the next Government report wil lbe sixty per cent or lower, for cotton is in no condition now to stand any adverse weather which we are bound to have during this month. In the boll weevil sections the weevils will get all shapes that are put on the stalks. I see a great many daily reports from different states and in every one the boll weevil is reported as doing more damage than it has ever been known to do. I want to urge every farmer who can ar range to do so, to hold his cotton. The world is in need of cotton goods and there is bound to be a demand soon for cotton. The cotton carried over this year and the present growing crop is no more than will l be consumed within the next twelve 1 months and at the end of the next year we will have no surplus. It is a settled fact that we cannot make a big crop in 1922. If there ever was a time to sit steady in the boat it is at this time. Don't get scar ed about the price of cotton for you are going to see much higher prices. Remember that this is the month to sow oats In your cotton. If sown this month and next you may rest assured that you will make a good crop. B. HARRIS. -0 ? ? When cotton was worth forty cents a pound and a hale to the acre could be made on good land there was a semblance of reason in the contention of some farmers that they could not afford to plant wheat and produce only fifteen to twenty-five bushels to the acre. Hut now it is certainly more profi table to grow wheat to feed the. family than It is to grow cotton to feed boll weevils. Every farmer should plant sufficient wheat this year for farm needs. HOME DEMONSTRA TION DEPARTMENT The past week has been given very largely to individual work with club women. Mrs. Annie J. Campbell, assistant state home demonstration agent spent Mon day and Tuesday in the county giving instruction to those women who are specializing this year in preserving and jelly making. This work is progressing nicely and we hope shall prove an industry worth the time of the women on the farms. Jelly demonstrations have been gien in all the club meetings held during the past month. All those attending meetings have bulletins on jelly making. Anyone interested may secure same from my office. Some things to remember when you begin: Be sure that your irult is not over ripe. Cook until tender, strain juice and let stand overnight makes clearer jelly. Test juice for pectin and use sugar accordingly. Let juice come to boiling point before adding sugar. Cook very rapidly until it sheets off spoon. Strain through cheese cloth. Do not over cook. I hope that the club women will all read the letter in this issue from Mrs. E. W. Dabbs, Jr., re garding the market. Mrs. Dabbs has been doing a great deal of canning this year and finds it quite profitable. Have a confer ence with her. Pellagra. The recent pellagra discussions have interested me very much since it was in interest of the health of the county that the Milk Cavipaign was put on in April. If .there is any foundation for the statments made we need to be reminded of certain facts concern ing the cause and prevention of the disease. Dr. McCllum of Johns Hopkins says: "It seems almost certain that it (pellagra) is a con- j tagious disease, but that faulty diet' is the chief predisposing cause, i The well fed do not have it. Those who live during the winter months on a food simply limited essential ly to bolted wheat flour, degerm inated corn meal, polished rice, starch, sugar, molasses, and fat pork and take little or no milk or leafy vegetables furnish the victims of this dreaded disease in the spring when their vitality is low. Such a diet seems to make them j susceptible to infection." Of the three diseases caused from improper diet,' beri-beri, scurvy, and pellagra, pellagra is the one found most prevalent in the South. Dr. Foldberger, who had done such an extended amount of ex ! perimenting with pellagra pati !ents says,, "Pellagra is caused by eating a faulty or unbalanced diet land that people who consume a mixed well balanced' and varied diet, such, as for example, that fur nished to our soldiers and sailors, do not have the disease. In other words, if all persons provided them selves, and. ate a well selected and properly varied diet there would be no pellagra There may be plen ty of milk or eggs or meat, but if you don't eat them, or if you just pick at them and prefer to live, as the convicts in the experiments lived, mainly on cereals starchy foods, and sweets, the milk and eggs will do you no good, and if you persist long enough pellagra may result. The saying "An ounce of preven tion is worth a pound of cure" holds true here. Whether we are in danger of contracting pellagra or any other disease, it is a safe plan to guard our food selectio carefully. See that each day's diet contains a liberal supply of some one of each of the following foods: Milk, eggs, some meat, generous helpings of green vegetables (greens, turnips, cabbage, spinach, lettuce, collard8, string beans), and fruits as apples, peaches or prunes (fresh of dried). It is from these foods that we get the all Important substances, and mineras. Again let me beg you to look well to your fall gardens and con servation now of fruits and vege tables. Letter from Mrs. E. W. Dabbs, Jr., President Woman's Council Dear Club Member: Our club market has been open for two Saturdays. Many of you have come but we want all of you. Our aim Is to give you a conven ient, pleasant place to market your vegetables, fruits, butter, poultry, etc., at the fairest price and also to give the town women a place where they can find everything that they need at the best price and of the best quality. Next Saturday we want to have as specialties fresh eggs, butter, beana, pimentos, and peppers. Of course we want the other vege tables In also. Bring the best of everything that you have but make a special effort to bring eggs. There are two important things to remember: First: Get your products in to market by 8:30 o'clock. Second: Bring only first class quality of everything. Our customers come early to buy for they have to make sure of the day's supply so if you come later you lose your best chance. Re member everything has to be ar ranged and marked after j'ou come. We must advertise our market. Tell your friends in town what we aro doing and ask them to come out. Write cards to anyone whom I you think will be interested and tell them what you have. If every i club woman would write to several ! of her friends in town the city of jsumter would soon realize that we ? have a live market. This is your market, it is going to put money into your pocket if you back it. lint you can't get something for nothing, so go to work and help now. Later your help won't make much difference but just now it does. Don't expect somebody to just some how make it a success. Every club woman should do her full share now. You will be re paid many times. Women in other parts of the state have been. The town people are under no obligation to buy from us but we want to make our market so at tractive that they just can't stay away. Stella G. Dabbs, Pres. Woman's Council. ? ? ? Senate Passes Farmers' Bill Substitute for Original Norris Measure Which Has Been Laid Aside Washington, Aug. 4?Another farmers' relief measure, the ad ministration pian for government aid in supplying credit for exporta tion of agricultural products, was passed by the senate today and sent to the house. The bill was a substitute for the original Norris bill and provides for the war finance corporation to fur nish the export credits. The Norris bill, which proposed a new govern ment credit organization was laid aside formally and the substitute in charge of Senator McNary (Re publican) of Oregon for the agri culture committee was passed with out a roll call. j The substitute plan was drafted by Secretary Hoover of the depart ment of commerce and director Meyer of the war finance corpora tion. It was adopted virtually in- { tact today, the bill authorizing the war finance corporation to make loans to agriculutrists' associations, banks and trust companies. The bill makes no change in the corpora tion's cash capital of $500,000,000 but reduces from $3,000,000,000 to $2,000,000,000 the authorized max- j imum of bonds it may issue.. This, accordng to Director Meyer, will be more than sufficient. I Hagood's News and Views A great many things have hap pened since a line came from this way. It may pain you to know it but the world can move on without you. There have been only a few whose death gave it a jar, and then only because another had not arisen to take his place. It is not so much the lack of the available as of a perception keen enough to apprehend it. "Full many a gem of purest ray serene." The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. Many of the greatest were berat ed before they were rated. The men of destiny do in spite if the world, the flesh and,the devil. If you would triumph imperso-1 nate Truth, . for "Truth' though crushed to earth will rise again." Camp Laff a Lot, located at Din kins Mill is alive, awake-since three weeks ago, and what times, real jol lifications, they are having day and night, rendered possible largely thrrvgh the kindness, and liberal-, ity of the community and Captain Jack, a real, a splendid character. The first two weeks girls |from Ep worth Orphanage were, in atten dance rendered possible through Miss Copeland, a teacher at that in stitution. They were practically at no expense whatever during their stay, being supplied with all man ner af eatables by the community and beautiful flowers. And even now ver ymany good things come in gratis. Then they are enter tained at the homes of the people. For example, Hon. C. J. Jackson and wife gave them a melon feast Saturday, July 30, winding up with cake and acid on ice. They had songs, recitations and a good time. Mr. Jackson provided the transpor tation. At another time they were given a picnic, etc. We are so glad to have them with us. The site of the camp is ideal in every way. Have you ever seen it? It is on the nortnern side of the lake amid beautiful trees festooned with Spanish moss and commands an excellent view not only of the lake but of the country beyond. Please do not ask any more "Is it hot enough for you?" and "How's the boll weevil?" Crops are failing; they do not look as promising as they did two 'weeks ago. You just ought to have heard the sermon preached by Dr. D. M. McLeod at Bethesda church Sun day p. m., July 31, on "Hard Times" and then on Monday after another good sermon by the same man you ought to have partaken of the spread they had on the church grounds. There is to be an ice ceram fes tival at Dinklns' Mill Friday p. m.. at 5 o'clock for the benefit of the Methodist parsonage at Rembert and all are cordially invited. Mr. J, Cathcart and wife of ^Winnsboro, S. C, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Shirer. Some of our folks are planning a trip to the mountains in the rear future. How we wish we were there now. A trip to Dillon county last week did not convince us that the acre age reduction was marked. Fine crops of all sorts were in evidence there. They raise tobacco and money is beginning to circulate. "Hagbod" Ty Cobb Hitting the Ball Chicago, August 6?Ty Cobb is creeping up on Hurry Heilman, an other Detroit player, lor the bat 'ting honors of the American League, with only twenty-live poits now separating them. Dondon, Aug. 6.?All American prisoners in Moscow and lvtro grad will be sent across the Rus sian border by Monday, according to a message from the European director of the American Relief Administration. The High H?ls of San tee Will Now Come In to Their Own . U 'M ( Sumter, R. F. D., 3, Aug. 5.?A meeting was held at Wedgefield this morning for purpose of organiz the Wedgefield Cooperative Peach Growers' Association. Mr. G. P. Hoffman, extension horticulturist of Clemson College and Mr. G. A. Cardwell, industrial agent of the A. C. L. railroad addressed the meet ing. About fifty of the farmers from Wedgefied and up through the Stateburg section, and several ladies were present. After listen ing to the able addresses it was de cided to go into an organization with the following officers and members: H. M. McLaurin, presi-': dent, J. B. Ryan, secretary. J: H.V Hammond, J. H. Chandler* W.. H.; Freeman, Geo, Maybry, J. .G.-?j|-.$ nions, W. T. Brown, Dr.- M. ? D.; Parier, 3. Weinberg, J. F. William*: and M. B. Murray. Each member? will grow from five to ten acres! of peaches. The nursery stock and? all of the spraying materials will* be purcbssed cooperatively and; everything will be done to make'. that community a great peach secv ?OZL " " ? J. F. Williams. ? County Agent. - i Fighting Hog Cholera Precautionary Measures Ad vised by Experts Washington, August 4?When hog cholera sweeps through a neighborhood, causing death of hundreds of animals, av simple pre caution; as the proper location of the hog lot, ,may be the means of preventing Infection. Where not to have the hog lot is pointed out and other suggestions on the control and eradication of this disease are given in a leaflet published by the United States Department of Agri culture. Hot lots should be lo cated away from streams and high ways. Free range, streams, irri gation, canals, etc., help in the spread of cholera outbreaks. Don't visit neighbors' hog lots or allow neighbors to visit yours if they have sick hogs. Infection may be carried by teams and wagons from highways, and barnyards, don't drive into hog lots. Isolate for at least two weeks all new stock hogs and those just returned from exhibitions and sales. Don't bor row or lend hogs for dreeding purposes if cholera is in the com munity. Burn to ashes or bury four feet deep all animals that die on the farm and the unused internal or gans of slaughtered animals, since they attract dogs, which may car ry infection. If cholera appears in the neighborhood, confine your dog and encourage others to do likewise. Immunize ..herds located dangerously near*infected centers. Careful' attention' to ' the feeding and handling cfl the: herd; after'im munisatipm ie }an,.,imoprjtant mat ter. Mange, lice .and worms, low er the vitality W "hogs'' "and,, reo es, .exposing the Interior to sun?~ light. Thoroughly clean pens and' buildings in which sick hogs have! been kept, and disinfect by spray ing with compound cresbl solution,/ one part to thirty parts of soft wa-j ter. In summer, pastures and lots are usually made safe within three weeks by the action of sunlight. Fill drain or fence off mud wallows. Dininfect and board up all runs.im.-: derneath buildings. Destroy hogs that don't fully recover: they majt carry cholera infection. . V Bank of Bowman ' Asks For Receiver der tliem mbr^'^hsfee^tfbK'to dis ease. If cholera appears in the herd, post warning notices so. your neigh bors ..will know i^h^gie lt> \ suggests the department. Have, all suscept ible hogs' ,in^niSniZe^rfai9'oncie;,h>; some"'one 'wrth^ specif otraining and experiehcen.nfefer?bloMa(com petent . veterinarian.. ,,tL-?sislt that the temperature of. all. hogs be taken at time of treatment and an increased dose of serum' given to those showing a temperature of 104 or over. Confine all treated hogs to limited quarters; keep on light, diet for frm three to eight weeks and give plenty of ? pure drinking water. Antihogcholera serum is not a cure, but when used as soon as cholera appears in a herd it seems to have favorable effect on the animals in the very early stage of the disease. Don't rely on serum to cure sick hogs? it is primarily a preventivee. If the disease comes to your farm and runs its course, disinfect thoroughly afterwards, all places where sick hogs have been. First, remove all infected manure and spread on fields inaccessible to hogs. Burn all litter, .rubbish and old troughs from infected pens and lots. Turn over portable hog hous J. LeRoy Dukes of Oran& - burg Named ; ?. if*** -. : .: - ; Orangeburg, August 4?^Thev Peo ples Bank of Bowman has -been' placed in the hands of a receiver^ after an nnsuccessful effort oh tire part of the directors and stockhbPi-" ers to place the bank again upon its feet. A resolution was passed' fey the stockholders at a regular meet ing petitioning the state bank ei-. aminer to have receiver appointed. The necessary papers were prep&k ed by W. M. W?lfe, the attorney r-meral, and the court named J. Le i*oy Dukes of Orangeburg as" re-, ceiver. The loans ?nd discount* of. the bank aggregate $245.00.0. Those* owing the bank are cooperating with the receiver in an effort -'io* pay or satisfactorily arrange-their? paper. The prospect is that prac-'^ tically every loan wiU be collected: and all creditors of the bank paid." as well as the depositor's." - ; -* * ?i : ? ? * ' ._> Disarmament Gon fereiice?ay; Washington. August vj4.~Unles? u nexpected opposition' dtr?.r?|o^?- ? tfee - ~ international conference on disarm ament and Far Eastern ..subjects proposed by President Harding will Ihegin on November 11. 30 The First Open Cotfon Bod i The first open cotton hoUof -this season to be brought to the Leadr ?t and Vindicator office brought in by Mr. J. E. McCu| cheon, Jr., Wednesday morning. This boll was gathered from vOrie of Mr. McCutchen*8 farms n?ar town, and Mr. MeCutchen state* that he has several others.-?Bisft opvile Vindicator. W ? ? ? . s The one feature of the dry laws that Isn't violated often is that which prevents liquor being given away.?Dayton News. ? ? ? There are not nearly as many men driven to drink since Bevo is the strongest to be had.?Hopkins, Mo., Journal. ' ; J WANTED?Experienced teacaerV with first grade state license, wishes position for fall term. References. Address Teacher care of Item. ?.O . "1 \ . U I The National Bank of South Carolina :! OF SUMTER, S. C. \ ? -. ? .-< > The Most Painstaking SERVICE with COURTESY. 1" Capital $300,000 Surplus and Profits $280,000 STRONG AND PROGRESSIVE J>- ' $ - " Give ns the Pleasure of Serving YOU .' JSC I < i it ii * \ <l 4 The Bank With the Chime Clock. C. G. ROWLAND, Pres. EARLE ROWLANp, Cashier i YOU HAVE A PRIOR CLAIM. This bank is conducted upon the principle that its depositors have a first claim upon it as borrowers, their financial condition of course being taken into consideration. We could r^' be expected to hold our own unless we conducte business in a manner to satisfy our patrons. We e no record of a custom er of this bank ever be. efused credit who was entitled to it. A Satisfied Customer is our r*ost Dependable Asset. FIRST NATIONAL BANK SUMTER, S. C. NETLL ODONNELL ARCHIE CHINA O. L. YATES President Vice President Cashier