The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-06-06
COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY
REGULAR sEMI-MONrHLY MEET.
ING HELD ON SATURDAY.
Food Survey OF county Not Yet Com
plctcd. hut Progress Was Reported
-Rccommendcd that Committee be
Continued as . Permanent Organ
ization 10 Work for the welfare of
sumter County.


urday at Chamber of Commerce
rooms. Only about fifteen members
attended.
Minutes OF meeting OF May 18th
were reed and approved. Partial re-
= ports Of agricultural surveys of shi-
Ioh. Bethel and Mayesville townships
were submitted by Messrs. Isadore
,TSuluck. 8. A. Harvin and r.. II.
Gamble.
Secretary Reardon stated that the
agricultural surveys OF townships are
incomplete. some townships reporting
complete surveys. s6me no reports,
and some only partial report For Mr..
ID. y. Aycock. representing Middle
: ton township secretary reported that
township survey completed and that
report will be turned In few days.
y The question Of securing Sufficient
number of tin cans for preserving of
fruits and vegetables discussed. 1t
was found by reports made after in
vsstigation by Mr.. J. r. williams and
Secretary Reardon that 10 will not be
possible. to secure guarantee orders for
moro than 10000 cans and that the
Chamber Of Commerce nor any local
dealer will risk ordering fifty to sew
enty thousand cans because glass lars
are being largely used and also be-
causc II was found that thousands OF
cans above the normal demand have
already been sold.
The committee decided to recon-
, mend to those who have not succeed
cd In getting their cans that owing to
greatly advanced prices Of same, jars
- used and that the drying process
DO used as far as possible.
Secretary reported that the w. p.
Boyle company. Sumter. has a supply
OF cans on hand. but their supply 10
limited. This firm will order five
thousand cans. however. II orders can
be secured at once guaranteeing that
the cans win be Immediately accept
cd and paid for cash.
Dicussion OF advisability of putting
mp community canning outfit In diff
fsront communities. including Sumter
CITY fcr-accommodation OF those who
desire TO have their canning done this
way was had. 1t was however unani-
mously decided that In the absence of
defaite Information about the amount
Of canning that might be done this
way. and the further fact that about
all Of the canning and preserving will
DO done at home. the committee did
not think II good business to recon-
mend the expenditure. by any COM
munity. corporation. OF individual of
money for such canning outfits this
year anyhow.
Tho secretary was requested to write
letter to every township that has not
completed surveys or which have
done nothing towards surveys urging
the committees to complete surveys
and report at next meeting. 1t was
decided that at next meeting all town
ship committeeman not having reports
of surveys made will not be bothered
any longer. but additional township
= committeeman VIII be appointed in
such townships and requested to COM
piete this important work.
Chairman A. c. Phelps suggested
that the Sumter County Public Safety
Committee be indefinitely continued
for the general public good along the
lines II has been working and for any
other purposes Of public safety and
prosperity. or public welfare. This
was unanimously agreed tot after Mr..
C. J. Jackson heartily endorsed the
suggestion OF the chairman. Mr..
Phelps thought that the work Of di-
versihcation OF farm products started
by this committee was very valuable
preparatory to the coming Of the boil
weevil and this committee by contin-
uing It's work will eventually cause
this county to be prepared for the n
weevil and It's disastrous results IL the
farmers are not fully prepared with
livestock. grains. and plenty of other
home raised food products.
Mr.. Netl O'Donneli followed with a
very urgent appeal TO those present to
organize their sections at once In prep
aration for the boil weevil. He said
that the merchants I'm advocating the
growing or wheat. corn. and other
foodstuffs and OF raising hogs and
poultry were really working In a way
against the business interests OF tho