The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-04-21
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE NOTES
Honors for Veterans - Road
Bond Campaign Com
mittee


that no other county ever had more
enthusiastic reunion OF the oouth
Carolina Division of United Confed-
crate veterans than Sumter can pull
off. In fact, it might as well be ad-
n1itted now as it will be demonstrat-
ed on MAY 5th and 9Th. Sumter is go
ing to put on 1.-The best ever reunion
and then some.
In elaborateness of detail, social
functions, decorations. music, parade,
and other features, it looks as though
the Sumter program will eclipse any
heretofore attempted during re>
union in South Carolina.
The committee on homes for enter
tanning veterans now has reason to
feel more encouraged, but it must be
borne in mind that time is short for
the requisite number Of homes to be
offered and registered, and that if in
a given time sufficient homes are not
offered that the committee will have
to necessarily take it for granted that
sufficient homes will not be offered
in time to guarantee the committee
not going to the trouble and expense
of providing other forms of hospital
ity.
Remember this, there are hundreds
of hospitable citizens Who are not
averse to entertaining veterans, pos
sibly would be only too glad to do so
if they realized that their homes are
needed, bat who doubtless candidly
think that there are plenty Of other
homes already offered. Here is where
the "oyer confident habit causes
trouble. Practically no one absolute
ly feels that there are so many inhos-
pitable homes in Sumter that all Of
our gallant and much loved invited
Confederate veteran guests will not
be entertained gladly if it is just
secured are required.
That is why this scribe is writing so
much of what many people call hot
air. about these homes that are need
ed. We must let our citizens know
that their homes are NEEDED, and that
these citizens must get busy offering
homes right now. It is necessary in
stirring the public up to full reali-
zation Of its duty occasionally, to fur
nish what the domestic science people
call "a balanced ration'-somewha
varied from day to day. Therefore
one day the so-calIed hot air artist
furnishes a bill of fare sufficiently
embellished with sugary enconimus
and variations. and then perhaps the
next day hands out some hot stuff
10 make you sit up and take notice
tina YOU are not exactly "on the
JOB" as a hospitable and public-spirt-
ed citizen should be. n good hot
roast some times will cause the
goods 10 be delivered. if followed
with little dessert the next day.
The Sumter Chamber Of Commerce
on last Saturday appointed $50 cltI-
Zens throughout the western section
of Sumter county as special commit
teeTuen to advertise and assist in get
ting the voters out to the meetings
this week in the interest of the 81
5GG. 10000 hard surfaced, concrete
bridsed, we'll drained, permanent main
highway system bond issue to be voted
on at the special election on May 11th
Meetings vii be held this week at
the following places:
Dalzell School: "Wednesday. April
p, at s p. M.
Rembert School: Thursday, April
%. at s p. m.
Wedgeheld School: Friday, April
%. at s p. m.
The objects of these meetings are
two-fold; first. to explain the legal
provisions of the proposed BOND IS
sue, just how this money will be
spent. aad for what it will be spent.
if the citizens decide by a majority OF
the votes cast to issue the bonds. the
kind of hard surfaced roads that Will
be built, aad the business-like meth
Cd Of maintenance, the permanency
nm dthe economy of hard surfaced
roads over dirt or sand-clay highways
the commercial, social, and cduca-
tional values Of g systematic road
system to the farmers in the amount
of money saved over and above the
increase of taxes by the saving in
wear and tear on the teams and We
hicles, the time and money to be say
ed by being able to haul farm prod
nets in greater quantities at much less
cost per load or ton. the amount of
money saved. ovcl' and above the m
creased taxes in avoiding so much
automobile and tire deterioration and
repair costs. the increased value OF
farm lands in every part of the coufl
". the time saved by farmers and iEe
time saved in labor and ;nu 6 an
HOSES in quicker and mcre s;'t'siac
tory highway transportati2n. etc
The committee in charge OF tho
campaisn sincerely tru-'s ti:at every
voter who is opposed to the boz" Is
sue and there are some. Va be tor
tain to attend at least one OF these
meetings. The speakers for the adNo-
cites Of the bond issde are ~of~'i'S
open and above-board, the supporters
Of the bond issue h3v, Absolutely
Lctnins to conceal. but mich u BE-
proud of they think in Their advcca'y
of the progressive StcO tfJ make Sl.t.-