The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-05-15
WORKING FOR :,
SOUTH CAROLINA
Members of the Press and Prom
inent Citizens Confer at
Luncheon /.

ton, and Charles II. Barron, OK IE1|-s
umbia,. acted as hosts on behalf. 1f !
the South Carolina Development
Board at a luncheon In: this city YET
terday to representatives OF the neNs
papers Of the state. The. newspaper
men were asked to meet in order. that
they might be given frst-hand iuf6F-
mation of the purposes OF thes devsl-
opment board and Of the plans for the
Statewide campaign for which pre-
parations are being made.
= Governor Cooper sounded the key
note Of the movement represented ~
the South Carolina Developments.
Board when he said that every State
should have a definite program DE-
veloprnent means not alone fhesWealtn
but the comfort, the -iaeafth and the
happiness Of the people;; in slfprt
better civilization and all that atstan
means. The people of South CRIT
ina are now prepared to know 4fhea
truth about themselves, to know
actly where they stand, what tsley
have and what they lack; ahd then sks.
unitedly about the task Of secuftnE
those things they need. to attaia
fuller life: 4,.=>, y -. 8
Among those present at the 1lf
cheon .were:y, E., II. AalL NeWheEf
wv. W. Ball, Columbia; 3. .Nas Beat.
Georgetown; Harold G: Booker, Eaa.s
umbia; G. p. Brown. Anderson. WI
Cormack, Columbia; Il. F. Efdridx
Columbia: J. +. Fair, Rock Hifl::ssJ J...
Irby Koon, Columbia; F'ita Hugh Me-
Master, Columbia ". M. O3ner, hs
vile: w. D. Powell Bamberg;;
Seawell, Winnsbor6: Joe Sparks,
umbia; W. r. Teliey. Kingstree; lOs al:
Williams, Rock ;Hilf:. ". T.s=WalNgts
Lexington; ". II. Wallace. NewRefTI
Jack Young, Columbia .sssas
Governor Cooper presided. y lis
| introductory remarks he. annonnE
that he had accepted the chafrmansa
of. the State executive com
which has been, formed to: hare acttys s!sI
charge of. the: canpaigr, me VIE
chairman Of this committee tsf
Goyernerf RicharG r. 4fappip
Governor told why lie Had be eedHs ssns
tefested in the South Carolina tI,eysIsS
opment Board He had been inn
led. he said, blythe char atter aud
rerity Of purpose Of the men YhosAd|
4aaroaGgl7t the organixszjnp
where. it's own accdrapi iiissh sst
urging tito fu1rrthef. speei6s sact
L, It Was pointed. out that the e9nxet.,
encA :,of some of. ethee States leAdiffsE,
newspaper men had; been arrangsA tAst
the whole plan might BE laid ,6gs2f4.
them for their: eSalninat tor. for tWaS
the firm CONVICTION 81 the present nttis 1as
GERS of the ,deFelopsneht board tHst
the editors Of the. State repte4ent Ahd
reflect public senti ysatre Atfas
rately than any dfhesr group. Thta
out the development of the pf9gtaM
and plans of the board. it was. Hi
the officers hoped TO .haye the adgfe4
! and counsel of all. citizens Of. Sonfh
Carolina, who have constructive aeAs
regarding the. States problems, sApd
future. ;. Because the South CareliHa
| Development Board .intendssto deal in
specific propositions only, it Is thy
feeling that the editors can and VIII
be of great assistance III the pafrt9tih
undertaking of making South CardiiHSs
known all over the country as the frs
est State in the 'Union.. -
Clement S. Ucker. of Ba1time1e.
made an analysis. Of the conditioHsin
the South generally and in South ga
rolina in particular, which he said
was the result. Of seven years study.
He recalled the marvellous progress ey
the State. in the, last few years and
expressed the Belief that this had
awakened the people TO such an ey-
tent that there was now ample ground
FOR a campaign Of wake up, clean, ~
and then advertise He declared
that from an intimate PERSONAL knoWl-
edge Of California he could assert
! without fear of contradiction that that
State in it's hest days did not have one
half the basic qualities which South
Carolina has. He attributed CaN-
fornia.'s remarkable success to- the
spirit of determinations to do which
the present Californians inherited
from the pioneers and he hoped for a
like spirit in South Carolina -,
Charles H Barron. speaking from
the standpoint of a Columbia man.
told of his early interest in the South
Carolina Development Board as an. ult-
selfish endeavor to promote the best
interests of the State and capitalize: its
potential possibilities. He said thM
his more intimate acquaintance With
the movement had made him more
certain OF its fundamental soundness.
The last speaker was Mr.. JerdaA.
who said he had gladly united With
the Governor in asking the newspa-
per men to come to Columbia to be-
come familiar with the movement he
had seen in it something every. think
ing citizen of South Carolina had been
hoping, for, and he unreserved1y COM
mended the Development Board and
its purposes