The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-05
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.
Regular semi-Montllly Meeting Was
Wen Attended =. Arrangements
Made for Serbs Of township Meet
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the Sumter County Council of De
tense was held last Saturday, q
Chamber Of Commerce. Considerabl,
business of countrywide importanc,
was transacted.
Minutes Of meeting of August 2:
were read and approved except Chair
man A. G. Phelps ordered corrected
an error In said minutes In which tn.
Secretary stated that "Mr. Phelps
chairman Of the committee of conser
walton Of foodstuffs Of the State
Council Of Defense said that the Fed.
eral government was making .increas,
Ing demands upon this State through
the State and County Councils of De.
tense for war work. men power
women power, Industrial and agri.
cultural power which must be pro.
noted by these local councils" etc.
which should have read "A. C. Phelps
member Of the committee on, conser-
walton Of the state Council of De-
fense." Mr.. Bright Williamson OF
Darlington bsins chairman of that
Committee. Chairman Phelps also
announced the organization Of the
Division Of the Four Minute Men to
make four minute speeches at moving
picture theatres en- public questions
a. effected by war conditions, with
II. q. Osteen as chairman and e.
Reardon Secretary: p. G. Bowman, 8.
H. Edmunds. Rev. N. A. Murphy
committee on speakers About thirty
five speakers already signed up. ant
this organization effected through tn,
Chamber Of Commerce. Also that tho
Tri-County Farmers Cotton Market
ing Association was successfully or
ganized and now in operation which
association has been promoted
through the Sumter Chamber Of Com
merIe working on this plan for tn,
past sixtsen months. and he desired
to say <iAaA ascretary e. I. Ricardo,
was mainay instr rumental in organic
Ing this association. Chairman
Phelps read letter from Prof. w. w
Long. director Of Farm Extensio:
stating that Prof. Long is willing tt
come to Sumter to organize the co
operative general farm produce mar
keting association In conjunction with
the Tri-County Cotton Marketing AS
sociation or as an independent asso
citation.
Motion OF W. ]. Ardis and G.. j
Jackson, the secretary instructed te
invite Prof. Long to address tn
Sumter County Council of Defense re
gariing general produce cooperativ.
marketing association at 10 A. M
Monday. September 10th, also tina.
farm demonstrator j. M. Napier OF
Darlington County be invited to ad
dress the same meeting regardin.
such an association. THE secretar,
was instructed to widely advertise tn
meeting Of September 10th. and to ex.
tend an invitation to all intereste;
farmers and other business men
Sumter County and City of Sumter {
attend this meeting.
Secretary Reardon reported tina.
request OF Sumter County Council O
Defense that Chamber of Commerce
report where grain seed such as wheat
oats. rye. barley. rape. turnip an
other seed for winter planting couI,
be secured had been compiled with.
He is-satisfied that local grain an.
other seed dealers will be thorough,
prepared to furnish all grain an,
other seed needed at lowest posslbl,
market prices.
Letter from the South Caroline
State Council of Defense was reaS
emphasizing that the national govern.
ment and the National and State
Councils OF Defense must depend
largely upon the patriotic and publ,
spirited cooperation of the various
County Councils Of Defense and the
people generally in carrying out war
measures Of defense and industrial
and agricultural production and con
servation to win the war.
A report Of the special committe
appointed to arrange for meetings In
every township for white and color
ed farmers to organize communitie.
and townships for greatly increasins
the acreage in wheat. oats, rye, barley
and general winter planting OF grain
and winter gardens was made by f.
w. Dabbs. chairman. 1t was decided
to hold twenty meetings among tt ,
white farmers and ten meetings