The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-29
VISIT RURAL SCHOOLS.
DIR. HAYNSWORTH, MISS LEDf-
MON AND SECRETARY REAR.
DON ENCOURAGE CLUB
WORK.
Citizens Delighted at Generous Offer
OF Harby and Company and That of
Banl<s-HOpe to Encourage Dairy
Industry.


liams, DR.. j. H. Haynsworth, and Sec
retary Reardon had a very pleasant
and satisfactory three-day campaign
the past week on their visit to nine
Of the rural schools Of Sumter county,
holding meetings OF the patrons, pu-
pills and trustees to organize homo
demonstration, pig, corn and livestock
clubs.
On Tuesday Shiloh, Pleasant Grove,
and Trinity schools were visited. On
Thursday Bossard. Fraser and Du-
Bose schools were taken in. Today
the party of "live at home cam
paigners are visiting the schools of
Stateburg, Argyle, and Wedgefield.
AS result of discussions at these
meetings it looks as though there will
be consolidation of number of the
smaller schools, although this is not
yet decided upon until meetings of
the patrons are held in the several
districts.
AS an incentive 10 consolidation the
party visiting the scohols are Offering
through Miss Lennon, Home DEM
onstratioa Agent inducements for
larger and better school houses, with
combination of the teachers in each
each. consolidated school, home DEM
onstration clubs for the women and
! the girls, County superintendent of
Education Haynsworth, in behalf Of
County Board Of Education, has offer
ed each school that desires to form q
women's and girls canning, tomato,
and domestic science club, the sum of
$4,000 to psy half the cost of the
domestic science equipment
The Chamber of Commerce has
contributed some money and raised
some money also to swell this finan-
cial offer.
! The generous offers of Hardy & Co.
to lend one thousand dollars, without
interest to aid worthy boys in pur-
chasing pure bred hogs, and the 9TH
er liberal donation of two hundred
dollars in cash prizes to be awarded
for efficiency in pig and corn club,
and domestic science clubs, were
greeted with enthusiasm by hundreds
of pupils, patrons teachers. and
trustees, and have proven great in
centives to diversiication.
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| The National Bank of Sumter, and
the National Bank of South Carolina
offer Of $4,000 each, to be loaned to
boys for the same purpose of buying
pure bred hogs, was thoroughly ap-
preciated by the patrons and boys of
the rural schools.
! Secretary Reardon has secured
from Clemson College. through DR..
W. w. Long, State agent Of farm
demonstration work, the promise Of a
dairy and cream route expert to be
placed in Sumter county for several
months to educate the farmers and
work up cream routes.
Mr.. Reardon proposes to ask that
four or five thousand dollars be loan
ed by business men and banks, with
reasonable rates of interest, to farmers
to purchase sufficient dairy COWS to
establish two cream routes at once.
The COWS would remain the property
of the parties advancing the money
until the money is paid back, the Sc
curity to consist of mortgages on the
cows. and offspring, besides other
collateral. -leD ....t ......
If this money can be secured imme-
diatcly, the money with the expert as
sitsance from dairy expert of the
| United States government will estab-
llsh two cream routes worth hun
dreds of dollars monthly to Sumter.
Any individual, man Or woman, any
business establishment, bank, mer-
camille establishment, or other enter
prise that uesires to lend any amount
from $500 or more will be entering
into business transaction Of a legi-
innate nature, they will not be giving
away or contributing to charity any
money. but they will be helping to
build up profitable industry in Sum-
ter county, to wit, the creamery busi-
ness, the livestock business, the hog
business, and helping farmers to make
their soils more fertile, save money by
doing away with that much fertilizer
bills. and otherwise helping city and
county.