The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-11-29
Sound Appeal for Service.

ohACSu othlSS IcptI tIiCilI VI dSllCu'
ture and Clemson College, and d. II
Cocker, chairman of the S-Mth Carolin,
Council Of Defense and food admins
traitor, met in Columbia for purpose
Of considering II serious phases o
the agricultural situation and thiel
bearing upon the war, and of taking
such steps as are possible OF improv.
matters.
Tho information which both these
gentlemen have is to the effect thai
less grain has thus far been seeded
than at any time during the past five
years. Instead Of increasing the hos
production of the state. as urged by
the government. the farmers Of South
Carolina actually own fewer hogs
than in 1915.
1t was reported that a large proper.
ton Of the farm laborers of the state
are working not more than half time.
Much cotton remains to be gathered
and is getting blue i'm the fields. A
scarcity OF cOrn is reported in many
towns in the state. although abundant
crops have been made and it is hang.
A'fO h'pNii 'l' ! ih'iS 10 IL 6Cll-
oral complaint of lack of fuel in near
~ every town in this state; and al
though high prices arc offered for
wood. it is said that worry little labor
can be secured to cut it and haul il
to market.
THE worst waste going on in the
South today is labor waste, and the
u,1n1n ,.., - d. ,.,, 4. l..--- ~
ardizcd by it. The truth is. our poo.
pie have so much money that many
or them have become intoxicated, bv
it. and are not looking to the future"
said Mr.. Cocker.
DR.. Long and Mr.. Cocker Nave re-
Gently been in Washington and have
discussed the food situation with the
national leaders, and both have come
back convinced that there is going to
be a real food scarcity in the South
unless the Farmers SET promptly to
work and seed a full acreage OF wheat
an dothcr grains. and follow the other
suggestions OF the srcS1tary Of agri.
culture AMI the food administrator az
to production OF foodstuffs.
The farmers have beer urged to
promptly ami greatly increase their
production OF live stock ]csprciallv
hogs. to plant Il full acreage If corn
next spring and f%crtiliZc it as llbcra!v
as permissible. to raise poultry and
vegetables in abundance for home and
town use. TO substitute corn bread for
wheat wherever possible. and MOI 10
waste II fo0c oi any kind. Those
VINO disregard these instructions will
pc responsible for the serious and OK.
pectca food shortage when il come.
upon the South. for the agricultural
department has already minated that
1t might be Impossible to shin any
wheat into The South from the next
crop.
Dr. Long and Mr.. Cocker are instruct.
ing their entire organizations to use
possible effort to bring the
farmers and labOrcrs Of the state to
4 realization Of the seriousness of the
and the necessity for PROMPT
action.
Unvell Tablet to Mira. Snowden.
The tablet erected by tho general
assembly and the Daughters Of the
ohiederacy 10 the memory Of Mrs.
Mary Amarintha Snowden Of Charles.
was unveiled Monday with appro.
pirate ceremony.
1t has been placed in the lobby of
he state house on the main wall. near
the entrance to the hall Of re
tatlves and is said to be a beautiful
piece of artistic sculpture work in
marble.
Col: David Cardwell. lieutenant com.
mander OF Camp Hampton presided.
Addresses were made by Governor
Manning and Prof. j. p. Thomas and
Comnstock's band rendered choice SO.
OF martial music, concluding
with AUD Lang Syne."
The tablet was drapcd in white and
Confederate colors and was unveiled
by four little women of Columbia. do
s~ccndants OF men prominent in South
Carolina during the 60's-Misscs Cath.
crime Clark. Margaret Gibbcy, Traycrs
Carter and Helen Shand.
me young ladies of the two wo
mems colleges attended and a dc,ega.
tion or six young ladies from the Con.
fcderate Home College.
r'orses stampede at Camp jackson.
Camp Jackson reproduced in NINA.
'arc a real wild Western roundup.
one thousand horses stampedoa
ana tearing through the corral. went
numbering through tho can.onmcnt.
Many OF the animals were still AZ
large. The quarmastcr department
was busy checking.
The bursting OF a water main a,