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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-06-22
SAVE OATS FOR SEED.

Washington, D. G., June 10
Farmers of the South who have
winter oats of good quality are
urged to save them for seed rather
than to feed them. This crop
winterkilled very generally over
the South last winter, and special.
lists of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture say the indi.
cations are that the seed supply
will be very short. Many counties
III the Southeastern States will
have to purchase all their seed
from other localities, and those
favored sections where partial or
full crop was produced should save
every available bushel to meet this
demand. Farmers are urged to
feed corn or other grain to work
stock or to purchase Northern
grown spring oats for feeding in
order to save the winter oats for
sowing.
Because of the scarsify of win
ter oats of good quality those who
have them are quite sure to profit
by saving them for seed rather
than feeding them. Farmers who
do not know where they can sell
seed oats communicate withsther
county agent, the director of their
State experiment station, or r. A,
Oakley, Cllairmen, Committee on
Seed Stocks, United States Depart
ment Of 3 Agriculture, Washington,
ID. G. Present Indications are
that there will he a ready market
for all good seed of this crop this
year
Rain is needed in many sections
Df til, ,,,,,,.4
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-06-22
URGENT NEEDS
OF THE ARMY

The following statement from
the Secretary of War has been re-
eeived by Major A. S. Frost, re-
crpiting officer for the Memphis
district:
The calvary, engineers, coast
artillery, signal corps and quarter
master corps of the regular army
have already been brought to war
strength.
Forty-fve thousand recruits are
needed at once to complete the
new regiments infantry and field
artillery
twenty-five thousand additional
recruits are desired at the earliest
practicable date to fill vacancies
ia order that the var strength of
100000 men may be maintained.
Facilities are In readiness for
placing these 10000 men under
proper training. Any delay in OBJ
tanning this number will cause the
loss Of valuable time.
1t is the desire of the War De-
partment that 10000 single men.
between the ages Of Is and 40, whe
have no dependents and who are
not in professions, business or
trades vitality necessary to the
prosecution of the war, be enlist
ed in the regular army before June
80, 1917.
NEWTON ID. BAKER,
Secretary of War
On June 10 the Memphis re-
cruiting district started a cam
paign with a view of aiding in OBJ
tanning by June 30 the full war
quota for the regular army. In
the seven days just passed 25 men
have placed their names on the
honor roll, 13 men from the Mem
phis district and 8 from outside
counties and other States. One is
from Benton County, Tom Phifer,
of Camden, route 4. There is still
an urgent demand for clerks, cooks,
bakers, ambulance drivers, shoe
makers, saddlers, harness makers
and BARRIERS.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-06-22
Gratitude.

Gratitude is knowing how to pay
a kindness in more than one way.
A hungry aud cold wanderlust of
the road was fed and warmed in a
minister's kitchen. When hearose
TO go, he said: "Parson, l can't
give you any money, but / know
how to fix your gas meter SO it
won't register"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-06-22
CLAUD.

Henry Phifer was in the eighth
district one day last week,
George Childress of Way was
here on business Thursday.
Royal Melton, volunteer in Bat
terry D, went to Big Sandy Satur-
day for examination.
Children's day here Sunday was
well attended and the program was
heartily enjoyed. May its success
prove an inspiration to go forward
with the work of spiritual training
of children.
Then he is gracious unto him,
and saith, Deliver him from going
down to the pit-Job xxxiii "a.
Deliver him." Reader, are we
giving the thought and attention
we should as regards what God has
done for our salvation? Are we
reciprocating the fathomless love
which our merciful Creator exhib-
tied in providing for a fallen and
rebellious world, the wonderful
plan of redemption?
Redemption of all subjects is the
most important to US. In compar-
ison with this subject, be they as
great as they may, all others are
trivial and worthless.
Redemption is the great and
supreme need of mankind. 1t is
absolutely necessary to our present
peace and to our hopes of future
blessedness. Man fell and was
going down to the pit of eternal
ruin. The crown of moral beauty
and loveliness had fallen from his
head He had fell from holiness,
dignity, DOMINION and happiness
into guilt, depravity and misery.
He had sank down to the horri-
BILE pit and miry clay Of sin and
degradation, and would have ulti-
mately descended the dreary. stair
way which leads down to the dark
prison cells of devils hell, had
not God been gracious to him and
provided the wonderful plan of re-
demption.
All, what a beautiful and highly
consolatory revelation Of his gra-
eiousness has God given by his in
terposition in our behalf? He
could have easily blotted out the
whole human race and formed
creatures every way more worthy
of his regards.
His glory and felicity could not
require him to provide for the re-
covery of world of fallen and re-
bellious creatures of whom he was
entirely independent.
But praise his holy name, he did
not obliterate mankind nor leave
them without any hope of escape
from the consequences of their
transgressions, but said, "Deliver
him from going down to the pit"
Hence there flowed from his great,
loving, benignant heart the won
derful plan of redemption, the
great plan whereby man might re-
turn to righteousness and again
enjoy that sweet communion with
his Creator which he enjoyed be-
fore sin did its deadly work.
God had every reason to punish,
and might have justly withheld
every bounty from US. Justice was
injured, holiness insulted, goodness
abused, benignity despised, dyet
mercy prevailed, for God SO loved |
the world, that he gave his only
begotten son, that whosoever be-
lieveth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life-John iii is.
Friend, answe er for yourself how
you have and how you are now
creating such great love, for this
you must do when You have gone
tothee eternal world and are brought |
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1917-06-22

Rain IS needed in many sections
of the county.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29

Buy Liberty loan bond. Mr.. Ed
win W. Robertson of Columbia is
chairman of the Liberty loan commit
tee for South Carolina and he has ap-
pointed Mr. John NJ. Kinard of New
berry chairman of the committee for
Newberry county with the request
that he appoint a comTsitteee OF four
others to cooperate with him in the
sale of the bonds. Mr.. Kinard has
named as the other four members OF
the committee from Newoerry county
Charles E. Summer, l. H. Hunt and
T. X. Johnstone. Nj Robertson says
that South Carolina is expected to dis
pose of eight and half million dol
lars. Somebody will have to get busy
to sell them.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29
AIKEN THIRD SELECTION
FOR CAMPS IN CAROLINA
Columbia and Greenville Also Included
in List OF Sites for Training D1.
visions in This State-May Be
Concentration of Forces.

The State.
Charleston, May 26.-ColumDia,
Greenville, Aiken, Macon, Augusta
and Atlanta were the six cities an
nounced today by Maj. Gen. Wood as
practically assured of getting training
camps for the new army forces, while
Chattanooga already has under course
of construction cantonment for one
division, and may get one or two
more. Gen. Wood also stated that
Charleston and Savannah unquestion-
ABLY would be points of important ac-
tivity for troops of the Southeastern
department. Pert Royal and Will
mington, n. c., will be Investigated
as to their availability.
Gen. Woods announcement as to
training camp locations is regarded
as virtually a selection OF the seven
cities named.
If two or three divisions are placed
at Chattanooga and more than one
at any of the other cities on the lls:.
this will mean, of course, that the II
divisional camps will be located at
fewer than IL cities, but Gen. Wood
stated today that the list OF sites Is
not vet completed. The department
is now devotin, most of its time to
finally determining on the best camp
sites.
Cen. Wood said today there was mt
tie use of delegations visiting him ID
person to advance the claims OF thelr
cities for training camps, as plats ana
other data would suffice, if mailed
him. and would receive the utmost
consideration, because the department
was just as anxious as the propon-
ents of "ideal sites" were OF having
them selected. Gen. Wood Will re-
main at headquarters several Gays,
and his next tour of inspection Will
he 70 the training camps for reserve
officers. including on his next trip
that at Fort Logan H. Roots, Arkan-
cos
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29
COLORED CITIZENS HOLD
PREPAREDNESS MEETING MT. ZIO

On Wednesday evening, May %, n.
C. Duckett called the colored people
of that section together to learn of
the critical conditions and prepare for
the war
The meeting was opened by singing
hymn, Equip Me for the War" after
which paryer was offered by Gus Can
non.
Then the Rev. Sam Nance, United
States farm demonstration agent, was
introduced, who spoke on the sub
ject, "Safe Farming" He stressed
the necessity of raising everything
along the food product line
u. S. Gallman. colored school su-
pervisor, spoke on the necessity of or
ganizing the boys and girls as we'll
as the older people into clubs of diff
ferent kinds, such as canning, etc.,
also the duty the colored man owes
to this country.
T. A. Williams, county chairman of
the civic preparedness compaign,
made an interesting talk along diff
fert clubs of farming and explained
the necessity of every male citizen
from q to 80 years of age registering.
He said it was government COM
mand and must be obeyed.
This is the third meeting held in
this section and the people have or
ganized themselves into clubs and
are making preparations to Go great
work.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29

Now. therefore, We the undersign-
ed, composing the County Board Of
Education for Newberry County, State
OF South Carolina, do hereby ordd.
the Board of Trustees of the St.
Lukes School District, No. 13, to hold
an election On the said question of
levying an additional special tax
of four (4) mills to be collect
ed on the property located in
said school district, which said
election shall be held at the
st. Lukes school house, in said
School District, No. l3, on Saturday,
the 9Th day of June, 1917, at which
said election the polls shall be open
ed at Z A. NJ. and closed at P. NJ.
The members of the Board Of Trus-
tees of said school district shall act
as managers of said election. Only
such electors as reside in said School
District and return real or personal
property fer taxation, and who ex-
hibit their tax receipts and registra-
ton certificates as required in gen.
eral elections, shall be allowed to
vote. Electors favoring the levy Of
such tax shall cast ballot contain
ing the word "yes" written or print
ed thereon, and each elector opposed
to such levy shall cast ballot con-
tanning the word NO written or
printed thereon.
Given under our hands and seals
this the 23rd day Of May, 1917.
CHAS. P. BARRE, q. S.
o. B. CANNON, q. 81
JAS. P. KINARD, q. S.)
County Board of Education for New
berry County.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29
NO INTEREST IN CREATING
BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

Several efforts have been made re-
Gently to form some sort of business
organization for this town and COM
munity, but it seems that the effort
is going to fail. Two or three meet
ings have been held, but the few who
are attending and trying to organize
are lawyers, bookkeepers and CLERKS
mainly, and none of the business men
seem to take any interest or to care
anything about it.
The last meeting was held on last
Friday evening and there were JUST
Il persons present and not a mer-
chant, large or small, there. FINALLY
one did come in, but the meeting was
then about adjourned.
Another effort is going to De made
but so far as we can see 1t, II the
men of the community do not feel the
necessity of a business organization
what's the use for those who are SIM
ply working on salaries to spend their
time and their money to help along
the business of the community. We
have a good town and a good county
and we suppose We can get along JUS!
as we have from the beginning OF
time, and if the rest os the eommuni'
tv is satisfied why should any one
worry Surely we are not going tc
worry.
It was decided, however, to drag
along for a time and see if there was
anv desire in this community for d
business organization and If there
should be symptoms then the chair
man of the last meeting is authorized
to call another meeting and see what
ho
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29

We would like for the farmer to
read the statement OF Mr.. Watson as
to the supply of foodstuffs in this
State at this time and the amount We
produce as compared with what We
consume. Mr.. Watson has just made
a food survey of the State and it has
been thoroughly made. He says that
an examination of the stocks carried
Ia the stores shows that all OF 1t
practically is imported from without
the State. and that if there should be
Interference with railroads SO as to
shut off imports there would not be
sufficient food to last the people more
than a few days. Then we had bet
ter plant something that we can eat,
If we would continue TO eat.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29

quested him to make an examination.
And asked DR.. Houseal to write a
letter to Congressman Dominick CIV
ing the facts of the result of such
an examination. The department re-
port OF the reason for turning down
his application for appointment to the
training camp is that he is too heavy
for his height and that his pulse was
10. The department reports his
weight 1876 pounds and his height .
feet inches.
The following is copy Of the let
ter that Dr.. Houseal wrote to Mr..
Dominick:
"Newberry, S. c., May 81, 1911.
"Hon. Fred H. Dominick, M. c., wash
ington. D. c.
Dear Sir: l examined Mr.. Neal W.
Workman this morning. l weighed
and measured him on a standard
scales. His weight is 1875 pounds. His
height is 5 feet 91-2 inches in MS
stocking feet. His pulse was 81 and
he was somewhat excited. have
been his physician since he has lived
in this city, since 1913. I have re-
garded him as sound physically as
have never discovered any organic
disease.
Every truly yours.
"W. C. Houseal, h. D."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29

The Newberry concert band will
leave here Saturday is a private Pull
man on the Southern. They are going
to the reunion in Washington and will
leave Washington on the return trip
afternoon. Mr.. w. H.
Hardeman, who is in charge of the
trip, says that he has one or two
berths left which he could let to
some other congenial party who is
desirous of taking tie tip. If you
want to go to Washington this is a
fine opportunity.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29
FOOD BILL AGAIN
ATTACKED IN HOUSE

Washington, May 2s.-The admins
tration food bill was attacked again
today in the house It's friends had
hoped that it would be completed by
this evening, but it is not possible
now to complete it before Monday.
Former Speaker Cannon renewed
his fight on the bill, saying it was
merely the forerunner of another
measure proposing a food dictator
The present bill only contemplates a
food survey and stimulated produc-
ton. >,
Lets be autocratic all the. way"
said Uncle Joe. eff you're going 20
have a food dictator, let US have an
autocratc government all along the
Another bitter critic of the measure
was Dies of Texas, who cried:
"Let the farmer alone and quit
talking about these foolish laws. II
YOU do that the farmer will feed the
country, and the allies too. Stop talk
ing about fixing prices Of farm pro-
ducts. There is nothing that stlmu
lates production like high prices and
nothing cuts it down like low prices"
Campbell of Kansas said the Dill
meant nothing but useless inquiry
and "a chance for 1000 jobs"
Persons are asking for food and
you give them an investigation cost
ing about $4,000, ,0OO," he said. They
seek bread and are met by a food
survey which can be of no use when
it is completed. You send 1000 in
Yestigators out to exploit their thee-
ries and that is all the purpose the
bill will serve"
Lever of South Carolina predicted
that the bill, when amended, would
carry an appropriation of about $14,-
600, 900, and this sum would be used
in various ways to help the 1arme
and the public.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29
Gov Manning has returned the

Gov Manning has returned the
nane of Mr.. A. A. Richardson who
was a second time nominated by the
Audubon society for appointment OF
game warden for the State. The gov
ernor could not have done otherwise
without stultifying himself, and the
society might have known that ne
would do as he has done. The So
ciety would have been stronger and
the position of Mr.. Richardson would
have been stronger If the name OF Ar.
Richardson had not been sent in for
another time. The Herald and News
suggested some time ago that the So
ciety should suggest another name
than either Richardson or Glooes
and vet those two are the only ones
on which vote was taken. 1t begins
tn look as if both the society and the
governor are playing politics Win
the Office. If the Richardson forces
controlled the society it might have
found a good clean man who is
friend politically and personally OF
Mr. Richardson and sent his name IN
and then it would have been up TO
the governor squarely.
If the Audubon society is going to
do as President Adams suggests let
The governor select several names
from which the society will recon-
mend a man for appointment just as
we'll let the governor name the man.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29

The correspondence OF Congress-
man Dominick with Col. Graham and
the war department in re the rejec-
taon of n. w. Workman for the train
ing camp at Oglethorpe is interesting
and yet we can not see why Col
Graham would want to withhold the
iaformatioif>- or even evade the in
quiry as to the rejection. Why should
he tell Mr.. Workman that his physi-
cal examination was perfect and then
Col. Graham wire that the cause of
rejection is not of record, and then
finally the record come up that
Workman weighs =" much for his
height and that his , Use is too fast.
It would seem that it would not take
long or any delay to ascertain these
things, and they should have been
known the day he was examined. And
if those were the reasons We can
see no good excuse for Capt. Graham
not telling Workman at once the
trouble. Dr.. E. E. Stuck had some
thing like the same experience, but
he bundled up his papers and sent
them right on to Congressman Lever
and the next thing he knew he saw
in the papers the list of those who
were going from this State and his
name appeared and he went. The
details of the case We do not know.
Since writing the above paragraph
we have heard little more about the
Workman case which adds more in
terest ITO the situation. On Sunday
morning as soon as Mr.. Workman
read in the Charleston American the
statement from Washington that the
war department had finally found out
why he was turned down, in the face
Of the statement that he understood
from the examining board that he
had passed a perfect physical ex-
animation, he went Immediately to his
paysician, DR.. W. G. Houseal,: and re-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29
NOTICE Of ELECTION IN ST.
LCKES SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 13.

Whereas, one-third Of the resident
electors and a like proportion Of the
resident freeholders Of the age Of
twenty-one years in st. Lukes School
District, No. 13, Of the county
Of Newberry, State of South Caro-
lima, have filed a petition with the
County Board of Education of New
berry County, State of South Caro-
lima, petitioning and requesting that
an election be held in said school dis
trict on the question Of levying an
additional special tax Of four (4) mills
to be collected on all the taxable prop
erty within the said school district.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29

Christ, which hung where all eyes
would be first attracted to it.
In convention a motion was carried
to send committee to legislature to
ask that law be enacted for building
a home with school for the feeble
minded.
The next convention will be held at
Columbia.
Closed with Circles hymn, Circles
prayer and Mizpah benediction in con-
cert. followed by benediction from
pastor of convention church, the Rev.
Thomas Herbert.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. A. ]. Bowers.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29
COLLEGE ANNUAL
NOW READY FOR DELIVERY

The 1917 Newberrian, the 1917 COL
lege annual, came from the press on
Saturday. It is complete in every
form and is the reward of some hard
work by the editors. The annual is
of special interest to the alumni since
it contains pictures and writeups of
old and new buildings. a complete list
of the alumni, including class of 1917,
also the board of trustees and all
former presidents. Any one desiring
an issue of the book can get same
by seeing o. B. Mayer, Jr., R. M.
Pool or ". C. Oxner.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29

l, is the federal law now that every
male citizen between the ages OF Il
and 81 years must present himself at
one of the places for registering ON
Tuesday, June 5, and register. The
nenal1y for failure to do SO is one
wear in the federal prison and then
registered End placed in the firing
line. This includes all citizens OF
whatever race or nationality.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate OF ID. Walter Barre. Deceased.
BY authority of an order of Court in
the case of Nit w. Barre against
Nancy C. Barre, individually and as
Administrative and others, the credi-
tors of the estate of D. Walter Barre,
deceased, are notified to render a
statement Of their claims, duly attest
ed, to me, on or before June IS, 1917;
and by the terms of the said order
they are enjoined from prosecuting
and establishing their claims other
wise than in this case.
H. II. RIKARD,
Master for Newberry County.
May %, 1917. 5-29-td
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29

We see where another Nationa.
Guardsman has been killed by a train.
1t does seem that the boys should
know enough to keep off the railroad
tracks, or if they do not keep off that
a train would kill if it Struck. And
if YOU remain on the track and a
train comes along the probability is
that it will strike you.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29

It is important to the success OF
the war that you buy Liberty loan
bond. We heard banker say the
other day that the people around here
did not evidence much enthusiasm IN
the purchase of these bonds and that
they were not selling very fast.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29
Tuesday, May 20, 1917.

We are glad that the Columbia
Record has found out who Mr.. 0.
Klettner is. We think it was this
paper that asked a couple of years
ago in a rather derisive manner who
is o. Klettner anyhow?
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29

Hampy Moore Of Pennsylvania con-
tinues to get plenty of advertisement,
but as usual it's the wrong kind.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-05-29

every truly yours.
"W. C. Houseal, h. D."