The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-19
FRIDAYS TOWNSHIP MEETINGS.
Council Of Defense Continues Cam.
paign In Cooperation With Town.
ship Councils.

y NouHcll OF DefcnSe community
meetings. The rainy weather some-
what interfered with the attendance
OF the meetings at Stateburg School
House; Providence School House,
'rivateer Township; Shiloh School
House. Shiloh Township; and at
concord School House. Concord
Township.
AT Providence School House a
pretty good audience of men women,
ooys and girls listened attentively to
snort talks by Messrs. A. c. Phelps.
T. +. Osteen. H. H. Wells, E. l..
Reardon, H. G. Osteen and p. G..
Bowman, and the speakers were CIV
en- liberal applause, and many uucs.
lions were asked the speakers.
Mr.. IL. d. Tindal, of Tindal, First
Vice President of the County Coun-
Gil OF Defense, presided and delivered
a snort, but cordial address of well
come.
chairman A. c. Phelps spoke OF
the work of the State and County
Councils of Defense in interesting
manner. and urged a continuation OF
the splendid cooperative work of the
members Of Privateer Township
committee and the men, women,
boys and girls of Privateer township.
DR.. c. P. Osteen delivered a very
practical, business like talk about
what the Sumter County Boil Weevil
commission saw and heard on it's
recent tour through Georgia and AL
abama. He spoke from the view
point Of the farmer and the business,
showing that the cotton boil wevil
Is great menace to cotton growing
sections. unless the farmers prepare
well In advance by extensive crop di-
versification, raising of plenty Of live
stock, velvet beans, peanuts and other
fed stuff's. He left no room for doubt
that those who wait until the boil
weevil arrives to get ready will meet
with financial bankruptcy as did
those who waited too late in Georgia
and Alabama.
Mr.. Henry H. Wells, a practical
and progressive farmer of Privateer.
told how he had canned more than
1900 cans of tomatoes from a hAi
acre Of that vegetable which he sold,
during 1915 for more than 500, be-
sides selling about $25 worth of the
fresh tomatoes from the same hall
acre. He advocated diversifcation
of field crops, and conservation OF
food stuffs.
Secretary E. I. Reardon, of the
Council Of Defense furnished official
and business statistics to show tina,
tobacco will be one of the most prof
f'ble crops for Sumter County dur.
ing the next two years because tho
manufacturers are practically two
years short in the supply, while the
demand has wonderfully increased.
He explained the advantage of the
proposed cooperative produce mark
citing association now in process OF
formation in Sumter county. He re-
quested in behalf of Sumter REQ
Cross Chapter that the people @:
Privateer collect up and bring into
Red Cross rooms at Sumter Y. M. C.
A. building all Of the magazines and
other spare readable matter to be
forwarded the cantonment libraries
for the soldiers pleasure and recrea-
ton.
Mr.. p. G.. Bowman electrified his
hearers in magnificent presentation
Of the horrors Of Prussion ruthless
ness and barbarism as practiced or
helpless and innocent children and
women Of Belgium, France and Po-
land. He pictured scenes Of cruelty
and savagery practiced by German
soldiers and officers. and showed up
the Prussian ideals of world conques:
IN a most convincing manner tha,
impressed those present with what
America must expect If Germany
wins this war and invades any por-
tion of the United States He spoke
of and for the Red Cross work to a;G
our wounded and dying soldiers
when they go to France.
Mr.. H. G. Osteen discussed the ne
cessity of better and more permanent
public highways in order that the
farmers will have quicker and more
economical methods Of transporta-
ton in order to market their surplus
farm products at profit. He show
ed wherein the present methods OF
highway maintenance are crude and