The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-03-07
CUNCIL OF DEFENSE MEETS.
Address by John H. Cooper, Esq, of
Columbia, of Much Interest.

The Bamberg county council of de-
fense held a meeting Thursday morn
| ing at the court house, at which the
council was reorganized, and cam
paign of publicity was planned. An
| interesting and instructive feature of
| the meeting was an address by John
H. Cooper, Esq, of Columbia, who
was sent to Bamberg by the State
council of defense. Mr.. Cooper
brought a most important message,
! and his address impressed his hear
ers very much with the heavy re-
sponsibility that is resting on the peo-
pie at home.
The meeting was called to order by
| the chairman, Mr.. j. G. Guilds, and
opened with prayer by Rev. J. D. Hug
gins, of Denmark. The first busi-
ness before the meeting was the re-
| organization of the council of de-
fense. The following is the person.
mel of the council as reorganized:
County chairman, J. c. Guilds;
county secretary, R. NJ. Hit.
Bamberg-C. w. Rentz, chairman;
W. D. Rowell, B. D. Carter, DR.. Rob-
ert Black, j. J. Heard, A. w. Knight,
Mrs. C. E. Black, Mrs. John H. Cope,
w. D. Rhoad, J. H. Cope, c. R. Brab-
ham. Jr., DR.. J. J. Cleckley, DR.. G.
F.. Hair, Mrs. A. w. Knight, Rev.
Geo. P. White, Rev. R. H Jones
Govan-McP. Eubanks, chairman;
J. B. Browning, S. S. Williams.
Olar-W. B. Chitty, chairman;
DR.. l.. A. |Hartzog, Rev. Achille sas-
sard, C. F. Rizer.
Hunters Chapel-N. H. Fender,
chairman; J. G. Rhoad, DR.. S. P.
RentZ.
Midway-J. P. O'Quinn, chairman;
J. w. Hill, G. w. Folk, E. NJ. Zeig-
ler, B. D. Donald.
Ehrhardt-.W. D. Bennett, chair
man; Rev. C. S. Fielder, S. W. Cope
land, DR.. J. i. Copeland, DR.. J. H.
Roberts, DR.. NJ. S. Fender, J. NJ.
Kirkland, Rev. D. H. Owings, j. H.
A. Carter, W. Max Walker, W. Nah
ME Rentz.
Kearse-H. Angus Kearse, chair
man; w. H. Ritter, L. NJ. Aver.
Colston-H. J. A. Mcmillan, chair
man; Joe Beard, G. W. Kearse, Cal
vim F. Padgett.
Embree-D. A. Gardner, chairman;
Sam Broughton, Mr.. Herbert.
Denmark-Rev. J. D. Higgins,
chairman; j. W. Crum, Jr., secre-
tary; Rev. C.. w. Jones, NJ. K. Zorn,
J. D. Turner, E. A. Collins, N. w.
Sojourner, D. E. Neeley, E. A. Hart
zog, R. F. Lee, w. L. Riley, Capt.
P. L. Bean.
Immediately after the meeting,
the community chairmen met and for
mulated plans for campaign
throughout the county in the interest
of raising more food crops this year.
The county chairman made plea
that liberal response be made to the
various demands being made upon the
people for the proper prosecution of
the war. The buying of thrift and
savings stamps was urged upon the
people as a duty and a privilege.
The matter of securing workmen for
the shipbuilding programme was al
so mentioned by the chairman. HeI
stated that he had secured the ap-
plications of a number of persons in
the county to serve the country in
this respect.
Mr.. Cooper spoke for an hour,
and while he made no attempt at
oratory, he made most instructive
address and gave lot of information
about the war that was unknown to
many of the council members. Mr..
Cooper was sent out by the State
council of defense in an effort to
arouse the planters to raise more
food crops, the lack of which may
prove a serious hindrance to the war
aims of the United States. He plead
ed with the people to feed not only
themselves but feed our allies, on
whom the burden of fighting now
rests.
The presence of number of COL
ored people at the meeting was high
ly commended by the speaker, who
said that their help is needed. They
have always cooperated in all great
causes and will fall in line in this
one, he said.
Mr.. Cooper spent good part of I
his time in telling of conditions in
Germany, of the organization and
methods of the German government,