The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-06

states department OF agriculture,
Clemson and Winthrop colleges, the
Chamber of Commerce. and the home
and farm demonstration agents are
advising them to do-that is Give Mt
home" by growing and raising every
possible pound Of food and feed stuff
for man and beast. and increase the
number OF hogs, beef md dairy cat
tie. go into the cream route business,
raise all the chickens possible. grains.
peanuts. potatoes. vegetables. fruits
and preserve everything possible
Plant leguminous crops, hays, beans,
peas, etc.
Increase the fertility of the soils by
keeping plenty Of hogs, cows and 9TH
er animals.
The bankers realize the Importance
OF the preparation for the cotton boil
weevil. Mr.. O'Donnell does not hesi
tate to credit men who raise what
corn they require. because he didn't
recall ever losing any money in credit
ing farmers who are thrifty enough to
grow all the corn needed on their
farms. But merchants and bankers
don't like to. credit farmers who do
not grow but have to buy corn for
their families and livestock.
Unless the farmers revolutionize
their practically all cotton crop plans,
credit will be hard to get, and those
who 'live at home" and grow plenty
of grain and raise plenty of live stock
will be given preference naturally by
banks and supply merchants when the
boil weevil hits this county.
The sending of the Sumter County
Boil Weevil Commission composed of
one representative farmer from each
township In Sumter county to visit,
as commission, some infected boil
weevil territory this summer as pro-
posed by Mayor l.. ID. Jennings at the
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce an
nual dinner on December 18th, 1916.
and agreed to. was discussed but no
definite action taken as this is a
Chamber Of Commerce proposition.
Mayor L. ID. Jennings being the lead
er In this movement. he guaranteeing
that his bank, the Peoples Bank of
Sumter, will pay one-eighth of the
cost of the commission. if the other
banks. with offer of Hardy Company
Of Sumter of 800. will each pay one
eighth each Of the cost.
Chairman Phelps spoke of the OBJ
jects and value of the Red Cross
work. and the duty the men and
wonaen OF Sumter county owe to our
boys and men who will go to the
front to fight. suffer, and perhaps die
for their country defending those of
rs who remain In the safety and the
Of the home. He pleaded
with the members of the public safe
ty committee to use their influence
In organizing their communities to
cooperate in carrying on this relief
work, and arranging for community
to further the cause.
He then introduced Chairman Neill
O'Donnell. Of the Sumter Red Cross
chapter to explain its objects and
what the Sumter chapter expects in
the way Of cooperation from the ru-
raj districts and smaller towns and
of Sumter, Lee and Clar-
endon counties. these three counties
being in one Red Cross division by
charter and authority from headquar-
ters in Washington. d. c.
Chairman O'Donnell said he had
been away for some time and had not
the opportunity to fully familiarize
himself with the details of the great
and humane Red Cross work which
appeals to him so much. But that
I'm u general way he knew that it was
grandest work and the most import
ant and humane endeayor in his opin-
ion OF the great crisis confronting
our country. He had accepted the
responsibilities Of the chairmanship
and will give freely of his time and
hi stalents to do everything possible
to show that Sumter. Lee. Clarendon.
three sister counties ere going to
measure up fully to what they have
been called upon to do and are conf
IDENTIFY expected to do for our brave
soldiers who are going to the front.
hundreds Of them our own Sumter,
Lee and Clarendon. South Carolina
boys. our own flesh and blood.
He urged the Sumter County Public
Safety Committeo nep,horo 20 oot to