The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-12
SUMTER. s. c.. WEDNESDAY, sEPTEMBFR 10 1q17
MEETING At BETHEL,
FIRST OF TOWNSHIP MEETINGS
IN COUNTY CAMPAIGN.
People Show Interest i'm Plan to In.
crease Wheat and Oat Acreage
Good Roads Also Topic of Interest.

The first Of the series of township
meetings in this county under the
auspices of the Sumter County Coun-
Gil of Defense and the Sumter Cham
ber Of Commerce, in the whirlwind
| campaign to induce increased acreage
of wheat, oats, fall gardens and win.
ter cover crops was held at Bethe!
school house last night. A gratifying
feature Of the meeting was the num-
ber of ladies and young women and
young men who were present
Mr.. J. M. Kolb. or the Privateer
, township committee of the County
Council presided.
Chairman A. C. Phelps of the Sum-
ter County Council of Defense opened
the program with a very interesting
and instructive discourse touching up
on the great world wide war and the
reasons why the United States had
to enter the conflict. He eloquently
!
handed down by President Woodrow
Wilson and the National State Coun-
ellis of Defense.
Farm Demonstrators J. Frank Will
liams followed Chairman Phelps in a
practical and interesting discussion re-
garding farm organization for the
next twelve months, and pointed out
the Importance of winter cover crops,
winter gardens, special soil prepara-
ton, systematic marketing of cotton
and other instructive points about ag
ricultural pursuits. He stressed val
ue Of better public highways and CO.
operative activities to secure same.
Mr. H. D. Tindal, of Tindal, Priva =
teer township, First Vice President OF
the Sumter County Council of Defense,
Interestingly discussed the Sumter
County highway situation. Mr. Tin
dal in speaking of the poor roads OF
some sections of the county, Priva-
: teer township particularly, thought
that the only way this township will
ever have the supery isor to build
good roads therein is to elect a super
, visor from Privateer township s.
that he could follow the custom OF
; other supervisors and county commits
sioners in building good roads in thei,
!. own townships and near their owr
homes or other property interests. H.
thought that if Privateer could Sc.
cure a supervisor for one term O.
four years that township would be
pretty we'll provided for in better
highways.
S. ID. Cain very forcibly pointed
out the necessity of additional inter
est in the formation of farm loan asso.
Citations in order to secure cheaner
money on longer terms from the
Farm Loan banks to enable to ten
ants to purchase their own homes.
and to enable owners Of farms to i'm =
prove same by fencing for livestock
pasturage, dairy cattle. and otherwise
improving their farms to get ready for
the cotton boil weevil and for perma :
nent diversification and live at home"
methods
Mr.. f. L. Keardon, Secretary OF the
Sumter County Council Of Defens,
spoke Of the meeting in Sumter mex.
Monday to organize cooperative
marketing association to systematical
! ly market grain and perishable pro-
duce IN order to secure legitimate pro
nus ana to induce thousands Of dol
lars to live at home. board at home
and work at the same place. He re-
ferred to the Importance of safe
guarding the public health in the ru-
raj districts.
he said every dollars worth of pro r.
duce sold at home from the farms
means a dollar kept in Sumter coun-
" Tor redistribution among home peo-
pie. He gave facts regarding the ver,.
probable high prices for tobacco dur.
ing the next two or three years. ana
urged not only farm owners to plant
, limited acreages OF tobacco. but TO in
Sist upon and assist their tenants and
snare croppers to plant tobacco so
that the farmers might be able to no.
gin depositing money, or purchasing
Liberty Bonds to meet the shocl, inc,-
dental to the reaction following tho
war.
Mr.. j. NJ. Kolb closed the meeting
with very urgent appeal for cooper-
alton between the farmers and tho
other business men. He urged every
FARMER to join the Tri-County Farmers
Cotton Marketing Association. and to
attend the meeting next MondaN 10