Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-05-19

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ing officer of the company has wide
discretionary powers in reference
to attendance upon meetings which
he will exercise fairly and reason
ably.
There is no reason why more men
from the country should not join the
headquarters and first platoon. If
they will do so they will not be ex-
pected to attend every meeting re-
gardless of weather and farming con-
ditions; the Commanding officer will
use judgment in such matters. If the
country men will come in and join
up they will be transferred to the
platoon nearest their homes land if
such platoon is not organized and
they live too far from townito attend
the meetings, they will be discharged
if they so desire, or they can stay in
and attend a reasonable number of
drills. Let us hear from more country
men.
Once in while when recruiting,
we have run across an eX-service
man who, when he got out of the ser
vice, raised his hand and solemnly
vowed "never again." Such man
might have thought that way then
and might think that way now, but
deep down in his heart he knows that
if his country should call him today
he would respond. He would come
forth as quickly as he did in 1917
1918. In measure his county and
country is calling him now; asking
him to assist in maintaining an or
ganization, partly social and partly
military, which will be a credit to
his county, and the only one in the
state, for South Carolina is only al
lotted one tank company.
The company, if organized, will
have nearly half a million dollars
worth of tanks, five and three-ton
trucks, motor cycles, machine guns,
pistols, etc. It will be as big an ad-
vertisement for Edgefeld as the new
hotel is going to be. Trips to nearby
cities can be organized which will
place our town on the map. Then,
there is the social side of the COM
pany and the military training to be
derived. Will few Edgefeld town
and country men hold back and keep
the fifty-six men who have enlisted,
from enjoying the pleasure and ben
eft they seek? Let them come for
ward and do their share of public
service. ~
Edgefeld County has had a glo-
rious past from military standpoint
but in the late war every man from
the county served with men from
every state in the Union and we lost
the individuality we would have had
if we had sent a company into the
celebrated Thirtieth Division.
May we add, that if we get this
company, we do not doubt but that
the government will authorize US to
allow the County of Edgefield to use
the thirty-two five and three-ton
trucks which are part of the; tank
company equipment in the use of
road building. If the voters pass the
100000 bond issue for good roads
at the election in August there will
be considerable road building
throughout the county in the fall and
you can imagine how useful these
enormous trucks would be in hauling
clay, stone and sand. Of course, it
must be understood that these trucks
would only be loaned the county
road officials and no member of the
tank company would be put on road
building duty.
We trust that every man in the
county between the ages of eighteen
and forty-fve will read this appeal
and come forward at once and enlist.
APPLY AT ONCE FOR ENLIST
MENT TO THE UNDERSIGNED.
JAMES o. SHEPPARD,
Captain.
T. B. GRENEKER,
1st Lieutenant.
A. B. CARWILE,