The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-23
BoYs' PIG CLUB ASSURED.
Meeting Held Yesterday Decided ON
Methods OF Action and Devised
Funds for Securing Hogs.

The Boys Pig and Working Club of
Sumter county is practically assured.
L. L Baker, State supervisor of these
clubs. County Superintendent Of Ed
ucation J. H. Haynsworth, Farm Dem
monstrator J. Frank Williams, and
Secretary Reardon met at the Cham
ber of Commerce yesterday and for
mulated rules and regulations govern
ing the financial arrangements for and
care OF the pure bred hogs to be
placed in the hands of not more than
fifteen Sumter county boys under di-
rect government supervision.
The National Bank of Sumter has
agreed to loan the money for purch.
asing three hogs, and two other bank
presidents agreed to recommend to the
directors OF their banks at next weeks
directors meeting that money be
loaned to one or more boys.
This local committee composed Of
Messrs. Haynsworth. Williams, and
Reardon will make further advances
for: loans next week, and feel salts
fed that there will be no trouble in
securing the necessary money for not
less than fifteen boys to purchase pure
bred hogs.
Any Sumter County boy can join the
pig and working club. but only q
limited number of poor. but worthy
and industrious boys will be given
banking accommodations. as Demon
strator Williams can not spare the
time from his other duties to regular
ly supervise the care and attention
Of pure bred hogs for more than If
teen boys. He will. however, do the
best he can for those other boys who
care to join the pig and club work, as
he does now for the Corn club boys.
It was decided to confine the finan.
cial cooperation among boys Of the
Sumter. county corn. clubs, ;,
Each boy accommodated by any
bank or merchant in the loan Of the
money will give iais note for the
amount. sign an agreement that the
hog remains the property Of the party
loaning the money. and that when
the money is paid the hog becomes
the property Of the boy. ''s,, -.
Pure bred pig raising in Sumter
County will become one .of the .fea-
lures Of zscientific agricultural work
6eing 4 fsktaed on by the boys corn
ciaSS.
|'srit could have been SO arranged
|that the hogs would be- given out
|ElgM,to the boys. But the committee
[decided that it was best mot to have
|&hs boys to. accept the hogs ais q gift.
thinking that the business transae-
|tion Of negotiating a loan from q
bank or merchant, and an agreement
signed to pay the money back. to-
gether with an honorable intention on
the part OF the beneficiaries to adopt
and carry out such rules as are laid
down by the government for the sciett-
tihc breeding OF the porkers, will
place each boy on his honor to faith
fully perform his part Of the contract.
Next fall it il intended to hold an
exhibit Of the products of the boys
|pig and working clubs in Sumter, at
which prizes will be awarded to en-
courage the youngsters.
All Of the hogs will be purchased
by experts on pure bred hogs of the
Clemson College farm extension force.
Demonstration ]. F. Williams win
name the boys who are to receive
financial aid, and the Sumter Cham.
Der OF Commerce will give it's cooper
ation in every possible way. and will
furnish the money for the prizes.