The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 27, 1922, Page PAGE 2, Image 2

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Th? Watchman and Southron >" B 1 = Pub&sbed Wednesday and Satur day by Osteea Pubiisiiing Company, Samter, S. C. Term*: $2,00 per annum-?in advance. ' Advertisements: O?e Square, first insertion .-$1.00 Every subsequent msertion .50 Contracts for three months or longer will be made at reduced rates. All -'cbmmt^?ttions which sub serve private interests will oe charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of re spect will he charged for. ^-l*her Sumter Watchman was founded in 1858 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and- Southron now has the com bined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is man jfestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. u : '1" 11 " --I'-'* iTHSS "G^TED CHILD Skipping a grade is no longer re garded as the ideal solution to the problem of the specially gifted child in .the public, school.. In "most up-to-date school sys tems the backward child is already gfcrea considerable helpful atten ?c4tfc?^&Hrt.iS; made to discover the cause bfhis backwardness. If some Such .a? c-e strain, insuffici ent nourishment, or other physical dfcfadvantage is Jlscovercl, the re^e^^is^pjoniptly sought. If his slowness is due to some other cause, thai, too, is handled. with special care and the chHd is given oppor tunity-to progress along the line of his ab:3ty. . T^e bright child has had to shift for himself more or less, with oc casional -promotion to a higher grade, skipping the preliminary preparation of the grade immedi ately preceding. Is. the advance grades he may te^Ji?ndicapped by the ia?k of drill he has missed through his sudden promotion: Sometimes he i3.Still a misfit, and he is inclined to "be a. little -self-conscious about bis own superior ability. Thfe irew way, proposed by Dr. j H...JL Geddard, director of the Ohio Bureau of Juvenile Research, would section children according tp-their ability, giving each, group *^^;iasttuction it seeds. In this way the 'dull child will ^receive en ce^'agemeht, and the bright child Wi|I ]be carried alng at a pace suit able <to his.years and ability. He |\ri^ fee'ampng'his own mental, peers SO tlsstt there will be less opportuni ty -for self-complacency apd less 4Sjf^^rtunity to lie down on the job. lle?will have to compete with other pupils equally bright instead of n*fe^^T. outdistancing slower pupils. Th?' idea should commend itself j ev^r> where. Gfcfbi-^ROOF SODAS . . __ ? .{ ? j What about the soda fountains i wi?ch the youngsters will patron ize tu s summer? Are spoons, diflhpg and glasses washed in hot water? If paper containers are iised^'are. they kept in a clean place and handled properly? Are the straws covered ? Are the tow els>a?d, attendants clean ? Are there flies about the place? f It" wouldn't be a bad idea for a few firm and thoughtful parents to Investigate some of these matters before the_ summer is farther ad vanced. It is not always recogniz ed, that cleanliness in public places is even more important than clean }iffaess"in the home. If it were, the mother whose ch'.idren are served their meals on dishes which are as clean as it is possible to make them would not permit Johnny and Mary to spend their dimes in the drug store around the corner where gersis. of many descriptions find free lodging and norishment. t*i VlSSTIOATI N? THE TTRK. The British government proposes to- investigate the Turkish atroci ties, against the Greeks and Arme nians, even if the other powers re fuse, %o join in the proceedings. - It Is all right to investigate, but I something more fundamental than j that is needed. There have been j countless investigations of Turkish atrocities, and after every one the Turks go right ahead massacreing Christiaus the same as ever, after j the dustjfa's settled. In this case the responsibility foi ' th4 renewal of Turkish murder, kidnapping,- starvation and depor-. talion of-Christian subjects seems to* rese-*directly upon France and Great^Brftain. Those two coun tri^jSn^^the war, have protected j tb> T^r|5S,^when nearly all the rest (H'the civilized world was ur gent^fbr. their expulsion from Eu rope and .their removal from all possibHitv of further outrage. France befriended ihen: because of her tnterssts in Syria, and Briiain befriended them to appease her j Mohammedan subject, rj India, j I These motives may have been com pemng^ particularly in the British ease, but the results are what might have been expect ea. ! . Is there any way of stopping 1 Turkish atrocities except depriving ! the Turks of all authority over oth er races? - - - - ?? THE DEAF ENGINEER. When a rpung man, now 23, to tally deaf since..he was. five years old, with no tutoring or any spe cial help, has gone through high school and, a technical engineering school on a par with his classmates who have all faculties unimpaired, the achieveirent .is .worth com ment. - > j . But the case is by ho means iso lated. The deaf or blind student is doow a familiar enough sight at col lege to be tak^n quite as a matter of course. During a discussion of the possible difficulties to be en countered by a blind student at a woman's college recently, one of the students remarked, that there was almost always some one there with either sight or. hearing lack ing. * The. deaf ones got what; they could of the. lectures through .lip reading,, and bad books and .the notes of other students to fall back on- The blind ones were, consider ed such exceptionally able listen ers to lectures that the other girls were always offering to read aloud to them and help, in any way they could, in exchange for the help theser students could give by sup plying ihissmg facts from memory. It has taken a. long time, for the world to. leam that the senses are not in themselves part of the mind. T^ey are merely channels for the thinker to use in getting facts or pouring Out. thoughts. When one channel is blocked, a good thinker simply turns attention to deepen ing and widening the others. The deaf or blind , boy . or girl should be given every assistance toward working out a normal life for himself .by means, of the facul ties he has. The greatest mistake that can. he., made by. parents or community is to let him feel ab normal and become dependent. it would help a good deal, in con sidering the German financial problem, to know whether Ger many .has debased her. .currency because she .couldn't' "help ; Ife c/r because she wajntedV bankruptcy as an excuse, to default .on reparations. HOME DEMONSTRATION DEPARTMENT .MISS.CARO TRtnTjUCK, Comity Agent. Schedule for Week, May 28-Jnne 3. Monday 4 p.' m.-=-Dalzell G. H. D. C. - ' Tuesday?Holiday. Wednesday, 4 p. m.-^-Bethel H. D..C. Thursday; 11 a.: m.?-Graham Poultry Club. 2: p. m.?Providence G. H. D. C. 4:30 p. m.?Providence Poultry Association. Friday, 10:30 a m.?Oswego G. H. D.iC. 4 pt m.?Concord Poultry Club. Saturday, 3 p. m^-rrJordan Poul try Club. Jelly Making. The quality of jelly depends on j the selection of the fruit? the pro portion of sugar used and the cook ing. It is unnecessary for us to day to have the "hit or miss jelly." Selection 6f Fruit? Only fruits that have sufficient acid and pectin will make ? a good jelly in them selves. (Concentrated pectin or the commercial Certo, Which is pectin, will enable one to make a jelly of any fruit juice). Apple, crab apple, quince, raspberry. blackberry, plum, and grapes are the best jelly fruits. Only sotfnd, "Just ripe fruit should be used. With blackberries, raspberries and grapes it is best to have one-fourth unripe. Cook at once, with sufficient water to cover, until fruit is tender, not mushy, as this makes a cloudy jelly. Straining: Strain through flan nel or canton flannel bag. do not squeeze, and let stand a few hours before cooking. Adding Sugar: This is the mak ing or marlng of the Jelly ? the pro portion of sugar to juice. This de pends oft the pectin and should be determined by making a test thus. To a teaspoonfUl of cold juice add a teaspoohful grain or wood alco hol and let stand a few minutes. If the pectin has gathered in a lump it is safe to use measure for meas ure of sugar and juice. If several small lumps are formed a smaller proportion of sugar should be used. If alcohol is not at hand the test can be made with Epsom salts. Mix together one teaspoohful ot cold fruit juice, one-half teaspoon fUl of sugar, one-fourth teaspoon ful Epsom salts. Stir until all are dissolved and let stand fifteen min utes. Cooking: Cook small quantity each time. ' Let come to boil, add sugar and boil very rapidly until it sheets off the spoon or to about 222 fahrenheit. Strain through a wet cheese Cloth and pour into glasses. Cook rapidly?slow cooking de stroys the pectin and make? n dark jelly. Do not stir?it may cause crystals in the jelly. Too much sQgar may make a syrup, too little a tough jelly. For further information apply to County Home Demonstration Agent for "Jelly and Jelly Making." South Carolina Home Producers' Association. The home demonstration depart ment has realized for sometime that the crying need of the country wo man is to dispose advantageously of what produce she has. This could only be accomplished through or ganization. A cooperative organi zation handling the products of producers is.in a better position to establish and Maintain outlets for these products than are the individ ual growers; Also it is a well known fact that organizations brought into being as a result of a well de fined need, "are very much more secure than * those created by an appeal to prejudices or misconcep tions. The year 1921 will ever be remembered as a year of unprece dented financial disaster and de pression especially among the agricultural class. "Not since the Civil wan has the farmer been so perplexed with problems as to his present need and his hopes for the future, so it was that conditions were ripe for launching this new development of home demonstra tion work. Plans for the sale of ?specialized products through an or ganization to be known as the South Carolina Home Producers' Association were made in April, 1921. The purpose of this association is to convert the surplus yield of the farm into money by placing on the market a standard product, and by this means to encourage produc tion and conservation. Many wo men became interested, and as a result, the association was launch ed. Interest grew apace. A state marketing agent was secured in August. 1921, with headquarters at Winthrop College. Originally, contracts were gotten out for a number of products, but owing to the difficulty Of stand ardizing so many different things, the contracts were re-written in October, 1921, and the number of products cut down to ten. most of which are distinctive of our state. They include blackberry jam, plum jelly, artichoke relish, fig preserves, grape juice, soup mixture, Dixie Burgoo, Brunswick Stew, Pine Bark fish stew and butter. These pro ducts are being prepared by spe cial recipes, put in attractive con tainers which are in most cases sealed with a mechanical seal and sold under a label of special design, the original of which was made by an artist in water colors. Emphasiz ing the fact that these products were made in South Carolina, a beautiful palmetto tree is por trayed in the foreground. i The output of the South Carolina Home Producers' association in 1921 was about 5,000 containers. All of these producst which passed inspection have been sold. We have contracts this year for 200,000 containers. Containers are being ordered cooperatively. They j are being bought in the wooden re- j shipping cases. Two communities. Ft. Motte in Calhoun county and Clio in Marl boro county, have Ordered their containers by the car load. An exhibit of the marketable pro ducts which attracted wide atten tion was put on in Columbia at the meeting of the State Federation of Women's Clubs on April 20-21. The club women became much inter ested in the marketable products whicli are being put up "by the farm women Of our stated The presidents Of twenty-three clubs pledged themselves to try ?nd secure the en dorsement of their clubs. Steps have already been taken by seven of these clubs, one' of the County Federations going so far as to or der three cases of Dixie Burgoo in order that the excellency of this product may be tested. Winthrop Daughters Hold Business j Meeting. On Tuesday afternoon at the Girls' high school the Winthrop Daughters held their last business meeting before the summer vaca tion. The attendance was unusal ly good, and several matters of im portance were discussed. The treasurer reported that a substan tial amount toward the scholar ship fund was realized from the sale of ice cream during Chau tauqua. Mrs. Frank McLeod, president, announced the commit tee on scholarship had unanimous ly awarded same to Miss Sarah Till of Sumter, the first time in the history of the chapter that a res ident of the city proper has receiv ed -this appointment. It was de cided to conduct a story hour for the children on Friday, June 2nd, and committees were appointed to complete all arrangements. The chapter also went on record as indorsing the candidacy for state superintendent of education of Mrs. John Drake of Bennettsville. a Winthrop alumna and for some j time past an influential member: and valued official of the State Federation of Women's clubs. ; Plans were made to give a recep tion early in June in honor of the returning graduates and commit tees were selected to work out all details. After the transaction of routine business the chapter ad journed for the summer. Bishop Kilgo Rallies He Is Critically III in Memphis Hospital Memphis. May 25.?Bishop John C. Kilgo. of the Methodist Episco pal church. South, who is ill in a hospital here, has rallied after a relapse, the physicians today stat ing that he is now resting com fortably, although his condition is still serious. None of the men who would rnnlce perfect husbands nr* married. To-day-s Best Jokes and Stories Wholesale. Sammy (surveying his lately arrived twin, sisters): "Did you get them cheaper by taking two, papa?"?Exchange. Taking the Cure. "Well. George," said William, as they met in the street, "how is Arthur getting on now?" "Oh, much better," replied George. "He has been in the coun try for seven days to regain his strength." "That's funny! I should have I thought seven days in the coun try would have made one week!" ?Ex. The Painless Dentist. Dentist (prodding a patient's gum in search of a fragment of tooth): "That's funny, I don't seem to feel it." Patient: "You are lucky."? Ex. A ball player in the Big League is worth two in the Bush. Very Dry. ? "He is not very well," said the physician to the sick man's wife; "you had better keep him in bed. I'll send round some medicine, and you must take his temperature." The next day the doctor ask ed, "Well, how is Mr. Smith to day?" The wife replied. "I put the ba rometer on his chest, and it said 'Very Dry,' so he had two pints and has gone to work."?Ex. No Doubt it Would. "My dear Mrs. Jones," said a Chicago steamfttter's wife to her friend, "I think oUr daughter re cites remarkably well, don't you?" "Yes, all she needs is a short course in electrocution, to sort of finish her.off, as you might say."? Exchange.1 Within the Law. The eight year old daughter of a prominent New York valve man ufacturer having plucked some roses was reproved by her father, who said: "Didn't I tell you not to pick flowers without leave?" "Yes, papa," she replied; "but all of these had leaves."?Exchange. Fight it Out, Small Things! "Oh, I don't know?you're not so much, said the Rubber Stamp to the Fountain Pen." "I'm not so sure about that," replied the Pen, "I'm write to the point." "But I leave 'a mighty good Impression," said the stamp. ?Exchange. Why Worry? Woman: "Waiter, are these veal chops?" Waiter: "Don't you know the difference?" Woman: "No." Waiter: "Then, why worry?" Necessary. Willie Willis: "Pop, can a man be an optimist part of the time and a pessimist part of the time?" Mr. Willis: "Every man is, Wil lie.. He is a pessimist to his wife and an optimist to his creditors." Safety First. To hold my pants I long have felt that I would never wear a belt. I would not have you think at that my torso waxes over fat, but fel lows should be pretty slight to wear straps 'round their appetite. SO you may count me in among that Worthy band, that noble throng, that gallant bunch of bitter enders, of good old custom's staunch de fenders, who still persist to wear suspenders. Not yet my soul so callous is that I would scorn" my galluses. I know a button some times goes, yea, even such as Han nah sews; but when I feel the slip begin, I hunt me up a safety pin, and even if the pins should fail I'm almost sure to find a nail or lit-1 tie stick that I can trust; but just j Suppose your belt should . bust, j What would you do, what would j you say? 1 draw the. veil. I turn j away, I would not trust in doubt- i f?l pinches to these here new be- j fangled cinches. ' Let's keep our i old and well tried braces, let's keep ! our holdbacks and our traces.? j Bob Adams. j The World's Greatest Fish Story. Dear Mr. Poulos: As I read your writings from time to time I notice you always want the very best that's going even if its moonshine. With this in mind I want to give you in my words the best and greatest fish story that you and the rest of the world ever heard of. This fish was first of all made to i order. He was up-to-date on that point. Yet there was a queer thing about that fish: he was not fished lor b ut did some good fish ing. Why he actually caught a grown man without bait at all. Something unheard-of. Yet. this same fish that was somewhat of a j fisherman fed a whole hungry city. That was some city too. About the size of Richmond, Ya. Now that sounds like?but its true when you know the inside of this story?just get right on the ground?where this fish story was put over. You see after this man ! was caught by this great fish that J the man went on to this sreat city and by his "Bread of Life" blessed by the general that commission ed him to Hooverize that city I they were fed. indirectly of course j by the fish?but none the less j true. They would have perished j with spiritual hunger if that fish j bad been as delinquent to his duty as some of our Sumter fishermen, j Christ Jcus when he walked about in Palestine put his offi- j cial seal on this fish story, that has j made it authentic ever since. Fori said He: The people of Nineveh ! repented at * the preaching of Jo-| n?h but a greater than Jonah" is! hci.referring to Himself. Have you ever heard of n lish ! that can beat that? Be on the square. This is some fish story all right. I It calls to mind another we ran across today, herewith. Read the last line twice: How About It? A clergyman was in the habit of going up to his little girl's bed side each evening and telling her a story before she went to sleep. One evening he told her such a thrilling tale that the child, sit ting up in bed, looked very straight at her father and asked: "Daddy, is that a true story, or are you preaching?"?Pearson's Weekly. First War Veteran: Have you heard anything on *hc claim you filed with the Veterans' Bureau for 'Compensation? Second War Veteran: Not Yet. You see, I only wrote them six months ago.?Life. It isn't raining rain to me, It's raining muddy boots. It isn't "raining daffodils"? It's raining 'shrunken suits. It's raining coughs and colds and croup? My inmost being chills! It isn't raining rain at all? It's raining doctor's bills! ?Life. J In Hong Kong is a tailor named j Ah Men. I The last word in tailoring, one. I might say.?'Boston Transcript. "Why is Fred in disgrace with Marguerite, Mayme?" "He rose hastily when her moth j er entered the parlor." "Well, a gentleman should rise" "And dropped the girl on the floor." ? Louisville Courier-Jour nal. i < _ "But your father must have some profession or business," said the kindly magistrate to the small of fender charged with stone-throw ing'td the danger, etc. "Come, come, what is he?" "Please, sir, he's a retired bank rupt," bleated the budding George Washington.?-Town Topics. "Four thousand Worlds like ours placed edge to edge," tsays Mr. John Bray, of Paris, "would hardly reach the nearest star." In that i case it hardly seems worth while trying it.?Punch. Chauffeur (to taxi driver): "I say, lend us your wrench a min ute?" Taxi-driver: "Not much, cully? that's 'ow I got it!"?London Opin ion. COW TALE ; J i by c w. scroroLKE The Production and Care of Cream For Buttermaking The quality of butter depends i upon the quality of the raw pro- J duct or the cream from which it is i made. The quality of cream is deter mined by the flavor, ripeness and j physical condition, and not as is [ the common belief, by the thick ness, or by the percent of butter fat that such cream contains. The flavor of the cream is de-! termihed by the kind of food the cows eats, by the fermentation or I 1 souring which it undergoes, by the j cleanliness and the kind of ves- j sels in which it is kept and by the i amount of aeration it is subjected j tov During some seasons of the j year coWs will eat certain kinds i Of herbs which will impart to the milk a distinctly herby flavor, and which is usually very objectionable. This can be overcome to some ex tent by keeping cows off such pas- I ture for at least four hours before j milking time. Butter made from cream obtained from milk which has this herby flavor has practical ly no commercial value. The degree of fermentation or i souring cream has undergone, will I further determine th? quality of j the butter made. If cream is kept until it is stale or rancid, no skill in the world can make good but ter from it. During the ripening or souring process, acid develops in the cream, and if more than a j certain percentage of acidity is reg istered by chemical tests, the but- : ter made from such overripe i cream is objectionable to the taste, j and does not possess good keeping j qualities: it will soon turn rancid. This ripening of the cream can j be retarded if cream is cooled im- j mediately after separation, and by this is meant not three or four hours after but within twenty min- : Utes. The organisms which cause | cream and milk to sour are ever j present wherever milk or milk pro ducts are handled, but more so ! where conditiohs are dirty, i. e., i where cows are milked in a dirty lot or barn, where buckets, cans, j; separator and other utensils are1 not kept scrupulously clean, by j washing with hot water and steri- j lizing with boiling water or steam I where the latter is available. This acid producing organism ? lives best at a high temperature, hence the reason why milk and cream will turn sour so much ? sooner in summer than in winter. It will therefore be seen very readi- 1 Hy that a low temperature will tend to keep the cream sweet for a longer period than a high one. If i cream is cooled thoroughly after j; separation it will keep reasonably; sweet for butter-making purposes,} for about three days. The very j best butter however, cannot be j' made from such cream. Sweet i cream is the best, and wherever dairy farmers are sufficiently near to a creamery or have the facili- i tics for shipping cream often, it should be shipped at least once j every other day. Different kinds of organisms cause different flavors and effects I in cream, and where the utmost! care is not exercised in the cleans-; ing of the pails and other utensils1 used for the milk, usually alt j kinds of flavors called bacterial i flavors can be detected in lhe< cream by .in experienced butter-j maker, after it has been kept for several hours/ . The. atmosphere to which cream is exposed should be pure and wholesome, and on no account should cream be kept in the same room with other kinds of food, j vegetables or fruit. Cream and milk will absorb flavors very read ily and therefore any article hav ing an odor or strong flavor, will quickly impart that odor or flavor to the cream or milk. Sometimes milk has what is. call ed a barn or cowy flavor, which it will not lose unless it is freely ex posed to the air. This aeration will rid the cream of this cowy flavor and improve the quality of the butter made from such cream. For this reason it is not advisable to keep cream in a closed vessel. After separation the ves sel in which the cream is placed should be covered over with thin butter muslin or cheese cloth. This will allow any gases which are formed during the ripening process to escape. For the same reason also it is necessary to stir cream thoroughly at least twice or three, times a day. Some of the most in jurious organisms do not like air, hence stirring retards their growth, as it exposes various parts of the cream in the vessel to fresh air. It is the oxygen in the air which does not agree with their health. The demand for the butter pro duced by any creamery will" de pend upon the quality and the price, but chiefly upoh the quality, and the future of the dairy indus try in South Carolina will depend upon how well the many patrons of creameries who ship their cream to the latter appreciate these facts. If the ideals of the patrons are high and they start from the out set to produce only the very best cream, they will soon help to drive off the market much of the infei'ior quality butter which is being Ship ped into this state from other states, and they will even create a demand for their butter in other states than their own. One way in which this object can be achieved is to make a real hob by of dairying, not to look upon it as a drudgery and a necessary evil. Dairy products are the most wholesome of foods, and bring more vitality, health and vigor to mankind than any other food pro duct. The production then of this elixir of life, this wonderfully con stituted product which a wise Providence has given us, should be looked upon ?s a profession to be indeed proud of. On the other hand the neglect of cleanliness and care should be considered nothing less than criminal. Cleanliness, it has been said, is next to godliness, and on every dairy farm adequate means for making hot water and possibly steam, apart from the kitchen, should be supplied. "Without plenty of hot water utensils can not be kept clean and where fuel is as plentiful ?s it is in South Carolina there is no excuse for utensils not being absolutely clean. Where strict cleanliness is exer cised dairying becomes a pleasure and not a drudgery. Good cream and cleanliness go hand in hand. '? ?:?'- ?-? 4 'c* - Efirds Open 33rd Store This Fall in Goldsboro Three-Story Building, 55 by 120 Feet, to Be Erected as Next Link in Chain (Charlotte Observer, May 23.) The opening of a store, making the 33rd line in the Efird Brotne'rs chain, Will take place-in Goldsboro in the early fall as soon as a store builing, three stories high and covering: a ?ct 53 by 1?0 *-r?-t. has been completed, J. B. Efird, hea?1 of the chain, states. Plans had bCm made to?* the j opening of this store about three years ago, but after-the-war ooridt- I tions are said to have held up the | carrying out of the plans at that j time by a Goldsboro contractor. The store will be modern and j lip-to-date, in keeping with the other links of the Efird chain. Mr. Efird said, adding that it will be located in the heart of Goldsboro. adjoining the store of *he Borden Furniture company. "his will be the 33rd link in the Efird chain. 32 other stores now being operated in the Carolinas and in Virginia. As in the other stores, this will cater to people pur- J phasing popular priced goods, it is understood. Information was recently pub lished here that Efird Brothers arc having plans drawn for the $30. 000 store building, to be erected on the lot next to the city hall, [uvned by the company for the past three years, although statement tvas not verified completely, nor ! yvas it denied, by Mr. Etird, These plans are said to call for j 1 building five stories high, with basement, and covering the entire lot. 100 by 190 feet, giving a floor ;pace of 1 14.000 square feet. The ot owned by the Efirds. on which ivas located the old Charlotte ho Lel, is said to have cost around $220.000 three years ago. ? ? ? Competition for Irish Produce Dublin. May 4.?There is a j marked fall in the price of Irish j produce and ah increase of foreign j :ompetition , with Irish produce lot only in British markets but in Ireland itself. The imports of food into Ireland ire in many cases heavier than bo ore the war. Russia's orders are dictated but lot red. "Love one another" si a fine notto for June newlyweds. Scientists say n mosquito has 22 eeth. And how many drills? 666 Cures Malaria. Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever. It kills the germs. SUMTER TOBACCO MARKET Tobacco Growers' Cooperative Association Will Be Repre | sented in Surater and Will Help to Build Up the Market The business men of S1. mter are j backing up the Tobacco Growers' j Cooperative Marketing Association enthusiastically. On last Monday a representative number of Sum I ter business men, members of the Young Men's Business League and j the Sumter Chamber of Commerce.: held a joint cooperative, "sell the \ idea to the tobacco growers" meet- j ing in the Sumter Chamber of j Commerce. County Agent J. j Frank Williams and several other farmers were present. Mr. W. E. Lea. of Florence, and j Mr. Reeves, representing the To- ? ' bacco Association were also pres- j ent. Mr. Lea delivered a very in- i teresting and convincing talk, ex- j plaining the objects and benefits of! the association, and showed con- i ! vincingly wherein the tobacco I j growers have been losing hundreds ? j of millions of dollars by the old- J time auction method of selling to-1 bacco. The farmers in totally dis- j organized form have been com- j pletely at the mercy of the tobac CO companies who arbitrarily fixed tobacco prices to suit themselves? I both in the prices paid the farmer j i and in the greatly Increased prices' which the tobacco companies and! factories received in selling tobac co in manufactured shape to the I consumers. Every business man and every farmer at this meeting heartily agreed that they will give of their time, influence, and work ing cooperation to organize Sumter county, if possible one hundred per cent strong for the Tobacco Asso ciation. It was finally agreed that the Young Men's Business League [ and the Sumter Chamber of Ccm-j merce, assisted by Mr. Reeves, County Agent Williams and many other leading farmers of the coun ty, will provide not less than ten automobiles for each organization and that numbers of Sumter's lead ing merchants, bankers, manufac turers, and other business and pro I fessi?nal men will put on county I wide campaign by visiting the' to- j bacco growers who have not signed [ up as members. In the meantime j membership applications are to be had at the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, where Messrs. Reeves and Williams have their head quarters and those who wish to can j sign up at any time. I It was clearly indicated by Mr. ! Lea's address that the Tobacco j Growers' Cooperative Marketing ! Association, while not showing any partisanship to any particular to bacco market, intends to do every thing within its power to help to make the Sumter market the kind | of a market it is legitimately en titled to be because of its splendid tobacco marketing facilities in its [ j up to date tobacco stemmery and t large tobacco warehouses, excep J tional railway distributing facili ! ties, labor conditions and splendid! I tobacco producing farming land, j The Tobacco Association seeks to | build up, not tear down tobacco j j markets, and the chief objects of j j the association are to sell the farm-1 j ers' tobacco at the.- very highest j possible prices at the minimum cost of selling. ' The Tobacco Growers' j Cooperative Association is a splen- j didly and systematically organiz- J ed business institution, with the j best business brains of the south j managing it through its boards of| ! directors over the whole south. J Bankers, farmers, merchants, man- j ufacturers. experienced tobacco graders, warehousemen, and ex perts knowing the tobacco business i from one end to the other are the! men who will be backing and man aging the association's affairs. ! Sumter's tobacco market can be} made one of the biggest and best I in the south, with the right kind j of cooperation between the tobac co growers and the business men of Sumter. and that is what the association aims at. among other things, to get the business men of Sumter and other cities and towns to pulling together to get the l highest possible prices for the farm ers' tobacco. All people are vital ly interested in how much mon ey every farmer earns as clear pro fit over and above cost of produc tion. What the farmers get, net profit, is what he spends with Sumter's merchants or deposits in Sumter's banks.* " " " MAYfeSVlLLB NEWS LETTER . ? . k???.. Rural Policemen Capture Set-, eral Stills?Personal Men tion Mayesville, May 23.?Rural Po licemen Norris, Newman and Boy kin and Frierson last week cap Lured following stills near Mayes- ' ville: On Mr. H. C. Corbett's place one still operated by a negro, but he was not near still when found. , One on Mr. H. Weinberg*.?? place," operated by some negroes but no one at the place. Another on Mr. R. J. Mayes Jr. place, with five gallons of mash and, two quarts whiskey. Dave Tiridal captured at still. Mrs. U. V. Weinberg is spending^ the week at tVhite Lake, N. C, with her sister, Mrs. J. Van Mc- ? Gougan. Mrs. J. F. Bland, and children is visiting in Florence this week. * The high school baseball team here played the old men last11 week and the result was victory of 24 to 12 for the old men. Another game is scheduled for today. Mr. Hugh Witherspoon who is spending this week in Charleston, \ W. Va., is expected home Friday. > "Kitchen Shower.*' Charming in all of its appoint ments was the kitchen "shower'' given on Monday afternoon in hon or of Miss Sumter by Mrs. "C B. Yeadon and Mrs. H. M. Crowsbn at the home of the former on Cal houn street. Bridge was played, the score cards being adorned with miniature brides and favors gi* en suggestive of the approaching nuptials. Miss Nannie Richard son won top score and' was awarded the prize, lovely silk hose, and Mrs. Leon Scott drew the con solation, a dainty collar. ? A frozen salad course-was serv ed, and then the little daughter * of the hostess, Miss Mary Yea don, appeared on the scene dress ed as 'a little French maid, a lit tle picture in her black dress,, snowy apron and 'saucy little cap,, bearing a huge tray loaded with interesting packages for the bride elect. . Those present were: Miss Be atrice Sumter, Miss Julia Reynolds, Miss Daisy . Yeadon, Mesdames Tom Sumter, Reese, Ben Hodges, William Reynolds, A. J. Bynum, Arthur Harby, Warren Burgess,. Leon Scott. C. S. Anderson, John Sumter, Fraser .Dick and Misses Minna and Nannie -RichardsoBs Equipment for Monster Ship Southampton; Eng., May 4.?Tire., outfitting of the liner Majestic, 56. 000 tons, which made her maid**** trip to New York this month -vras a colossal affair and quite on a par with her size, which "isvjthe - largest in the world. Seventeen * tons of blankets, 16 miles of sheetei 10 1-2 miles of bed covers were be ing utilized for the sleeping apart ments. - ' ? * For the dining rooms there were 19 miles of table cloths and }2,V?b pieces of glassware. China and earthenware totalled 80,000 pieces. The electro-plate and cutlery m consists of 50,000 pieces, with an extra 5,500 pieces for the French restaurant. The crew of the . ship will wear something like' five and one-half*, miles of aprons during a passage. Radio doesn't work as well in. subject was brought up today at summer as in winter. Neither do we. WANTED?Country hams. Will pay best prices. Dueker & Bult^ man. _? _ FOR SALE?Face brick arid com mon brick in any quantity. Spe cial price made on car lots. Get my prices before you buy. J.*^ P. Commander. -- . - 'r The National Bank of South Carolina Of Sumter, S. C. The Most Painstaking SERVICE with COURTESY Capital $300,000 Surplus and Profits $280,009 STRONG AND PROGRESSIVE Give us the Pleasure of Serving YOU. The Bank With the Chime Clock. C. G. ROWLAND. Pres. EARLE ROWLAND* Cashier CONDENSED REPORT OF THE CONDITION OP THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER, S. C. At the call oi the Comptroller of Currency at the close of business May 3. 1922 RESOURCES - LIABILITIES Loans and Discounts.$ 786,2 19.97 ; Capital Stock .$ 100.000.00 Overdrafts _.- ?,667.9<>i , . irrtAOAAA tt i. i . -o j in aaa aa Surplus (earned)_ 150.v00.oo United States Bonds.. 111,000.00 Other Securities_ 27,330.12 Undivided profits Ranking House. 35.000.00 I 'earned) .- 25.650.63 Cash in vault and in Circulation . 4M*?K Banks . 160,143.15 . Deposits . 799,1*5.57 5 per cent. Redcmp- Payable. None tion Fund. 2,500.00 ! Rediscounts . None Total._$1,123,896.20] Total.51,123.896.20 DEPOSITORY OF THE United States, Postal Savings Fuud, County of Sumter and City of Sumter Wc aoKrit Accounts of Corporations. Manufacturers, Merchants and Individuals.