The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-05-01

Camden, S. C..
Next Thursday, May the 9th, the
School Grounds Committee of the
Civic League will present number of
young ladies in a May Festival at
the ball park, at 6 o'clock. The festi-
val will be under the direction of Miss
Augusta Appel, and will be decided
ly different from any entertainment
given here previously, since it will be
an outdoor fete. There will be a
Queen Of the May walk, her attend
ants, a number of folk dances, and
various choruses.
About one hundred children who
have been we'll and carefully trained
will take part, and we are confident
that the festival will be we'll worth
seeing.
One day last week, Mrs. Hubert
Smith was arrested at Alcolu and
brought to Manning and placed in
Jail, charged with desertion of her
children. 1t seems that this family
had been living at Hopewell, Va, and
about year ago Mrs. Smith and her
children came to Columbia. Mr.. Smith
sent them $50 each month for their
sustenance. Last week she took the
children and brought them to New
Ilon and sent them to her sister. She
then left for Alcolu to take the train
back to Columbia, when Magistrate
Young arrested her. She remained in
Jail until Sunday, when her husband
came from Virginia and got matters
settled and they left together. How
ever, we learn there is still some trou-
bic about the children, as thew are
at the home Of Mrs. Smiths sister
yet.
1t has been suggested several times
to us that Manning should have a
Chamber Of Commerce. We heartily
agree with this suggestion. Now we
want some one to come along and tell
us how to get this movement started.
Our business people seem very slow
to take hold Of anything that will
help boost the town. If we ever
needed cooperation of our business
men it is now. The tobacco season is
right at hand and still no steps have
been taken to create interest in the
Manning market. If there is any
reason why Clarendon tobacco should
be marketed all over the eastern part
OF the state we would like to know
what 1T is. We have the warehouses.
we have experienced warchousemcn.
we have the same accommodations as
other places and we pay as good
prices as any other market. Won't
some one take the initiative at once
and start live chamber of commerce
and make this market what it should
Ibe-sccond to none?
1t is the purpose of the War Saw
lngs Committee to hold a number of
meetings in the county, at which Bow
and Girl Four Minute Orators will
deliver the addresses. In order to Sc
lect the speakers, an elimination con
test, at which most of the schools of
the county were represented, was held
at the school auditorium last Friday
night: All Of the young orators made
speeches that showed thorough
knowledge of their subject, and much
thought and study. The following
were the successful contestants: Miss,
es Lois Thompson, Trinity; Pearlc
Rawlinson, Manning; Erin McFaddin,
Sardinia; Mary Rigby, Manning; Dor
is Barrineau, Sardinia; Sadie Ridgill,
Home Branch; Mary Broughton, Pine
wood and Mamie Harvin, Pincwood,
Masters William Barrineau, Sardinia,
Nevelle Sprott, Manning; Robert Con-
yers, Baywood; Burrel Tindal, Bay-
wood; James Coskrey, Wilson Mill:
Joe BragdOn Manninr. Alfopco Dos